A Quirky Question

[izmeina]

Before Izzie indulges in her weekly rant about Cornelius and co - figures it might be an interesting idea to pose the question to the inmates that he asked us

"What is POWER?" *slinks off ever so innocently*

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Dictionary Definitions

[mamaslyth.livejournal.com]

"What is POWER?"

44 entries found for power. The first 10 are listed below.
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power[1,noun]power[2,verb]power[3,adjective]balance of powerblack powergreat powerhigh-poweredmagnificationman powermotive power

Main Entry: 1pow·er
Pronunciation: 'pau(-&)r
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French poeir, from poeir to be able, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin potEre, alteration of Latin posse -- more at POTENT

1 a (1) : ability to act or produce an effect (2) : ability to get extra-base hits (3) : capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect b : legal or official authority, capacity, or right

2 a : possession of control, authority, or influence over others b : one having such power; specifically : a sovereign state c : a controlling group : ESTABLISHMENT -- often used in the phrase the powers that be d archaic : a force of armed men e chiefly dialect : a large number or quantity

3 a : physical might b : mental or moral efficacy c : political control or influence


*slinks off ever so innocently*

*sticks out tongue*

Re: Dictionary Definitions

[cat-irix.livejournal.com]

LOL, the 1st thing I thought of was power as in "electric power". Power is what makes computers work ;) Then the math definition as in "2 to the power of 2".

Re: Dictionary Definitions

[mamaslyth.livejournal.com]

heh!

And I didn't even bother posting those definitions. I figured the first 3 would do the trick.

Re: Dictionary Definitions

[cat-irix.livejournal.com]

Yeah, of course yours are the "right" ones, it was actually a half-thought like "ok, power, why asking about something so obvious, so what it *really* means is..." and there's also that geek icon ;)