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Ps

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004546

A unit of power, derived from the German 'Pferdestärke' (horsepower), commonly used in Europe for rating engine output. One PS is defined as the power required to lift a mass of 75 kilograms by one meter in one second. It is slightly less than one mechanical horsepower, with 1 PS approximately equal to 0.986 mechanical horsepower.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004546
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAutomotive
TranslationsGerman: PS; Spanish: ps; French: PS
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004546",
  "term": "Ps",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of power, derived from the German 'Pferdestärke' (horsepower), commonly used in Europe for rating engine output. One PS is defined as the power required to lift a mass of 75 kilograms by one meter in one second. It is slightly less than one mechanical horsepower, with 1 PS approximately equal to 0.986 mechanical horsepower.",
  "subject": "Automotive",
  "translations": {
    "de": "PS",
    "es": "ps",
    "fr": "PS"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ps/"
}

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