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.

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Meanings

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

plural metric horsepowers

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

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APA

metric horsepower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metric%20horsepower

MLA

“metric horsepower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metric%20horsepower. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metric horsepower,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metric%20horsepower.

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