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metric horsepower

metric horsepower noun: the power needed to raise a mass of 75 kilograms against the Earth's gravitational force over a distance of one metre in one second, equivalent to around 735.5 watts.

metric horsepower: the power needed to raise a mass of 75 kilograms against the Earth's gravitational force over a...
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Noun

metric horsepower (countable and uncountable, plural metric horsepowers or metric horsepower)

  1. The power needed to raise a mass of 75 kilograms against the Earth's gravitational force over a distance of one metre in one second, equivalent to around 735.5 watts.
    Synonyms:
    PS

Synonyms of metric horsepower

Forms of metric horsepower

pluralmetric horsepowers
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Questions about metric horsepower

What does metric horsepower mean?
Metric horsepower means the power needed to raise a mass of 75 kilograms against the Earth's gravitational force over a distance of one metre in one second, equivalent to around 735.5 watts.
What part of speech is metric horsepower?
Metric horsepower is a noun.
What is the plural of metric horsepower?
The plural of metric horsepower is metric horsepowers.

Words near metric horsepower in the dictionary

  1. metric conversions
  2. metric feet
  3. metric foot
  4. metric fuckton
  5. metric fucktons
  6. metric horsepower
  7. metric inch
  8. metric level
  9. metric levels
  10. metric martyr
  11. metric martyrs

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