power
Roget-categorie 157
1. Words expressing abstract relations› 1.8. Causation
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#157.
Power
zelfstandig naamwoord
power —
potency,
potentiality —
jiva† —
puissance,
might,
force,
energy
etc.
171 —
dint —
right hand,
right arm —
ascendency†,
sway,
control —
prepotency,
prepollence† —
almightiness,
omnipotence —
authority
etc.
737 —
strength
etc.
159.
ability —
ableness
etc.
adj.† —
competency —
efficacy —
efficiency,
productivity,
expertise
(skill)
698 —
validity,
cogency —
enablement† —
vantage ground —
influence
etc.
175.
pressure —
conductivity —
elasticity —
gravity,
electricity,
magnetism,
galvanism,
voltaic electricity,
voltaism,
electromagnetism —
atomic power,
nuclear power,
thermonuclear power —
fuel cell —
hydraulic power,
water power,
hydroelectric power —
solar power,
solar energy,
solar panels —
tidal power —
wind power —
attraction —
vis inertiae [Lat.],
vis mortua [Lat.],
vis viva [Lat.] —
potential energy,
dynamic energy —
dynamic friction,
dynamic suction —
live circuit,
live rail,
live wire.
capability,
capacity —
quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent [Lat.] —
faculty,
quality,
attribute,
endowment,
virtue,
gift,
property,
qualification,
susceptibility.
werkwoord
be powerful
etc.
adj. —
gain power
etc.
n..
belong to,
pertain to —
lie in one's power,
be in one's power —
can,
be able.
give power,
confer power,
exercise power
etc.
n. —
empower,
enable,
invest —
indue†,
endue —
endow,
arm —
strengthen
etc.
159 —
compel
etc.
744.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
powerful,
puissant —
potential —
capable,
able —
equal to,
up to —
cogent,
valid —
efficient,
productive —
effective,
effectual,
efficacious,
adequate,
competent —
multipotent†,
plenipotent†,
omnipotent —
almighty.
forcible
etc.
adj..
(energetic)
171 —
influential
etc.
175 —
productive
etc.
168.
bijwoord
powerfully
etc.
adj. —
by virtue of,
by dint of.
uitdrukking
a toute force [Fr.] —
dos moi pou sto kai kino ten gen [Gr.] —
eripuit coelo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis [Lat.] —
fortis cadere cedere non potest [Lat.].
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