…a relationship between two quantities such that one is proportional to a fixed power of the other…
…a short sleep taken during the working day in order to restore one’s mental alertness…
…a style of pop music characterized by a strong melody line, heavy use of guitars, and simple rhythm…
…the action of switching on an electrical device, especially a computer…
…a movement in support of rights and political power for American Indians…
…a movement in support of rights and political power for black people, especially prominent in the US in the 1960s and 1970s…
…a coercive approach to international political relations, especially one that involves the use of military power…
…a source of authority, influence, or support, especially in politics or negotiations…
…an association of groups, especially nations, having a common interest and acting as a single political force…
…a cable carrying electrical power, especially one supported by pylons or poles…
…a working lunch, especially one at which powerful politicians, executives, etc. hold important discussions…
…a self-contained and typically transportable unit which stores and supplies electrical power…
…tactics exhibiting or intended to increase a person’s power or influence…
…a deliberate controlled skid in a vehicle, performed in order to turn corners at high speed…
…the mechanism that transmits the drive from the engine of a vehicle to its axle…
…a self-aggrandizing quest for ever-increasing control over others…
…a persuasive approach to international relations, typically involving the use of economic or cultural influence…
…power that is derived from the weight or motion of water, used as a force to drive machinery…
…power obtained by harnessing the energy produced by waves at sea…
…a country that has significant influence in international affairs…
…the ideas of the flower children, especially the promotion of peace and love as means of changing the world…
…the energy (in the form of steam, electricity, etc.) used to drive machinery…
…political pressure exercised through the public demonstration of popular opinion…
…the ability of children to pressurize their parents into buying them products, especially items advertised in the media…
…a person who deliberately affects the distribution of political or economic power by exerting influence or by intrigue…
…operated or controlled by mechanical or electrical energy as distinct from manual labour…
…the ratio of the actual electrical power dissipated by an AC circuit to the product of the r.m.s. values of current and voltage. The difference between the two is caused by reactance in the circuit and represents power that does no useful work…
…a large forward who plays in the area near the opposing team’s basket…
…the amount of electrical power required for a particular device…
…an infinite series of the form Σanxn (where n is a positive integer)…
…a policy agreed between political parties or within a coalition to share responsibility for decision-making and political action…
…a shower using an electric pump to produce a high-pressure spray…
…an installation where electrical power is generated for distribution…
…the stage of the cycle of an internal-combustion engine in which the piston is driven outward by the expansion of gases…
