We need an engine with greater/more horsepower. [=a more powerful engine]
an engine with 200 horsepower
intellectual horsepower
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
horse|pow|er — «HRS POW uhr», noun. 1. a unit for measuring the power of an engine or motor. One horsepower is the power to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second. It is equivalent to 746 watts. Abbr: h.p. 2. the power of a horse or horses as employed in… … Useful english dictionary
horse|pow|er-hour — «HRS POW uhr OWR», noun. a unit representing the work performed or energy consumed in working at the rate of one horsepower for one hour … Useful english dictionary
Horse power — Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Brake horse power — Horse power Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indicated horse power — Horse power Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nominal horse power — Horse power Horse pow er 1. The power which a horse exerts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Horsepower — Horse|pow|er auch: Horse|po|wer 〈[hɔ:spaʊə(r)] f.; , ; ; in angelsächsischen Ländern〉 Einheit der Leistung, 1 h.p. = 1,013 PS = 745,7 W [engl., „Pferdestärke“] * * * Horse|po|w|er [ hɔ:spaʊə ], die; , [engl. horsepower, eigtl. = Pferdekraft]… … Universal-Lexikon
