HyperDic: horsepower

English > 1 sense of the word *horsepower*:
NOUN	quantity	horsepower, HP, H.P.	a unit of power equal to 746 watts

horsepower > pronunciation
Sounds	hhao'rspaw.er
Rhymes	bellflower ... willpower: 32 rhymes with awer...

English > *horsepower*: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	A unit of power equal to 746 watts.
Synonyms	HP, H.P.
Parts	watt, W	A unit of power equal to 1 joule per second
Broader	power unit	A measure of electric power
Spanish	caballo de fuerza, caballo de vapor, caballo, C.V.
Catalan	cavall de vapor, cavall, C.V, potència