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1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) postroj2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) okšírovat2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) využít* * *• zapřáhnout• postroj• popruhy• spoutat
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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
horse power — UK US (plural horse power) (also horsepower) noun [C or U] (ABBREVIATION hp) MEASURES ► a unit used for measuring the power of an engine: »Horse power rates the engine performance of cars and even lawn mowers. »With a 520 horsepower, V12 engine,… … Financial and business terms
horse power — [ ɔʀspɔwœʀ] n. m. invar. ÉTYM. V. 1820; angl. horse power « cheval puissance », de horse « cheval », et power « puissance; pouvoir ». ❖ ♦ Anglic., techn. Unité de puissance adoptée en Angleterre et équivalant à 75,9 kilogrammètres par seconde (→… … Encyclopédie Universelle
*horse power — ● horse power nom masculin invariable (anglais horse power, puissance de travail d un cheval) Unité de puissance (symbole HP) utilisée en Grande Bretagne, et qui vaut 0,745 7 kW … Encyclopédie Universelle
Horse-power — (engl., spr. hórs pauer), s. Pferdekraft … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Horse-power — (engl., spr. hohrs pauer), Pferdestärke (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
horse-power — [ ɔrspɔwɶr ] n. m. inv. • v. 1820; mot angl. « cheval puissance » ♦ Mécan. Unité de puissance adoptée en Grande Bretagne et équivalant à 75,9 kilogrammètres par seconde. ⇒ cheval vapeur. Abrév. (1907) HP [ aʃpe ] … Encyclopédie Universelle
horse-power — hor·se po·wer s.m.inv. TS fis. unità di misura della potenza meccanica, corrispondente a 1,014 cavalli vapore (simb. HP, hp) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1860. ETIMO: dall ingl. horse power, comp. di horse cavallo e power potenza … Dizionario italiano
Horse power (machine) — A horse power (also rendered horse power) is a now largely obsolete machine for using draft horses to power other machinery. It is a type of animal engine somewhat more sophisticated than a horse mill. A common design for the horse power was a… … Wikipedia
HORSE-POWER — the unit of work of a steam engine, being the power to raise 33,000 lbs. one foot in one minute … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
horse power — unit for measuring the power of engines (equal to 746 watts); unit of the supplier of energy (approximately 760 watts) … English contemporary dictionary
