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Power

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004450

The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred. It quantifies how quickly energy is converted from one form to another or how rapidly a force performs work. In mechanical systems, power is often calculated as the product of force and velocity, or torque and angular velocity, and is measured in watts or horsepower.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004450
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMechanical engineering
Synonymsaptitude; arm; authority; capability; capacity; clout; command; competence; competency; control; dominion; energy
TranslationsGerman: Leistung; Spanish: potencia; French: puissance
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004450",
  "term": "Power",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred. It quantifies how quickly energy is converted from one form to another or how rapidly a force performs work. In mechanical systems, power is often calculated as the product of force and velocity, or torque and angular velocity, and is measured in watts or horsepower.",
  "synonyms": [
    "aptitude",
    "arm",
    "authority",
    "capability",
    "capacity",
    "clout",
    "command",
    "competence",
    "competency",
    "control",
    "dominion",
    "energy"
  ],
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Leistung",
    "es": "potencia",
    "fr": "puissance"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/power/"
}

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