specific power

noun

The ratio of the power produced by an object to its mass.

“A female blue whale may produce a specific power of up to 16 kilowatts per tonne when travelling fast.”

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Meanings

nounspecific power (countable and uncountable, plural specific powers)

plural specific powers

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe ratio of the power produced by an object to its mass.

    A female blue whale may produce a specific power of up to 16 kilowatts per tonne when travelling fast.

Translations

Finnish ominaisteho
  • ominaistehopower-mass ratio
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “specific power,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specific%20power.

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