A unit for measuring the rate of work (or power) equivalent to 33,000 foot-pounds per minute or 746 watts.

also horse-power, unit for measurement of the rate at which a motor works, 1805, from horse (n.) + power (n.); established by Watt as the power needed to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute, whi [..]

The motive energy required to raise 550# one foot in one second, friction disregarded.

unit of measurement for the power of engines. One horsepower is equal to 550 foot-seconds of power, or 745.7 watts.

a measure of the power of an engine. Most push mowers have between 4.0 and 6.5 hp. Adequate for small, relatively flat lawns.

A unit of measurement for motor power. One HP equals 33000 ft-lb per minute.

A unit of power equal to 550 ft·lb/s.

The rate at which work is performed. It equals the speed multiplied by torque, and a constant, depending on the units selected.

Unit of power. 1hp = 746W

33,000 foot pounds of work per minute or 550 foot pounds per second.

A unit for measuring the power of motors or the rate of doing work. One horsepower equals 33,000 foot-pounds of work per minute (550ft-lbs per second) or 746 watts.

(HP) A measure of the time rate of doing work defined as the equivalent of raising 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute. Electrically, one horsepower is 746 watts.

Measurement of power defined as a power rating of 550 ft-lb/sec

The common unit of measurement of an engine's power. One horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per second, the power needed to lift 550 pounds one foot off the ground in one second: or one pound 550 [..]

(n) a unit of power equal to 746 watts

 - A unit of work. When used to show power usage, one horsepower is equivalent to 746 watts.

Motors are rated in horsepower (HP) or fractions of horsepower (1/4, 1/3, 1/2, etc.) Mechanically, One horsepower (1HP) is equal to 33,000 pounds being moved 1 foot in 1 minute (or 33,000ft-lb/min). O [..]

A unit of power equal to 746 watts.

A measure of power equal to about 746 watts.

Measure of the time rate of doing work, equal to 745.7 watts or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute, abbreviated as Hp. Hot leg - A conductor that normally operates at a voltage above ground.

Unit of power. 1hp = 746W. Also, the output rating of motors manufactured off the North American continent.

a unit for measuring the power of engines, motors, etc.; 1 h.p. equals 550 foot-pounds per second.

a unit of power equal to 746 watts.

The rate at which work is done determined by dividing the work done in foot-pounds by the time involved.

a unit of power, typically ascribed to motors, equivalent to working at the rate of 33,000 ft-lb/minute, or 550 ft-lb/sec. One hp = 746 watts. Can be equated to electrical power in motors, kW = 0.746 [..]

A measure of mechanical power or the rate at which work is done.  One horsepower equals 33,000 ft/lbs. Of work per minute.  It is the power required to raise 33,000 pounds one foot in one minute.

Maximum power available from an engine as measured by a dynamometer.

Power required to drive the engine as equipped during power test.

The brake hp determined under conditions defined by dynamometer test of the stripped engine, that it, the brake horsepower of the engine with only those accessories and attachments necessary to the fu [..]

Power developed in the cylinders and equal to the sum of the brake horsepower and the friction horsepower.

The brake horsepower delivered to the clutch, or its equivalent, with all accessories and attachments functioning (including exhaust pipe, muffler and tail pipe) which are standard or regular equipmen [..]

Power rating for licensing purposes where:    hp = (B2 x N)/2.5.    B = Bore of engine      N = No. of cylinders

The measure of energy used in description of the normal power level in a system. 1 horsepower = 550 lb.-ft./ min. of work.

A unit of power equal to 746 watts.

A unit of power equal to 746 watts.

A measure of the work performed by one horsepower exerted for one hour.

(HP) – a measure of power – that is the amount of work done in a given time. In terms of electric power, one HP = 746 Watts. Horsepower of power tools is typically stated in the following ways:

A measure of power equal to 746 W. Abbreviation acceptable on all references.

A standard measurement used to record the amount of work that can be done in a certain amount of time. The horsepower of an engine depends on the engine's torque and speed: In passenger cars and [..]

A unit of measurement equal to 550 foot pounds per second used to describe the power of a vehicle’s engine. Higher numbers mean more power and the ability to push a car to faster speeds.

A unit of work. 550 foot pounds per second or .745kw

A measure of the rate of work. 33,000 pounds lifted one foot in one minute, or 550 pounds lifted one foot in one second. Exactly 746 watts of electrical power equals one horsepower. Torque and RPM may be used in relating to the horsepower of a motor. For fractional horsepower motors, the following formula may be used. HP = T (in.-oz) x 9.917 x N x [..]

A measurement of mechanical or engine power. Measured in the amount of power it takes to move 33,000 pounds one foot in a minute.

The unit for measuring the power output of an engine. One horsepower is defined as lifting 33,000 pounds one foot per minute.

While Australia now uses the measurement of kW (kilowatts), hp is a unit of measurement for engine power. It was originally developed as a way to define the output of steam locomotives in terms of the strength of draft horses. It’s very confusing, but to give you an idea of what’s fast, a standard 2016 Toyota Corolla has a spec of 132hp (103kW) at [..]

A measurement of an engines power, equal to 550 foot pounds of torque per second.

A standard unit of power which is often classified in connection with engines as brake, continuous input, intermittent, output, or shaft horsepower.

A unit of power equal in the United States to 746 watts; nearly equivalent to the English gravitational unit of the same name that equals 550 foot-pounds of work per second.

Horsepower delivered to the output shaft of a motor or engine, or the horsepower required at the compressor shaft to perform work.

The horsepower calculated from compressor indicator diagrams. The term applies only to displacement type compressors.

The horsepower required to isothermally compress the air or gas delivered by the compressor at specified conditions.

A unit of power equal to 33,000 foot pounds of work per minute. One electrical horsepower equals 746 watts.

An old non-metric unit to measure power. There are various definitions of horsepower, but the original value is mechanical horsepower. In that definition, one hp is equal to the ability to lift 33,000 [..]

The ideal, or theoretical horsepower of a compressor is defiled as the horsepower required to compress adiabatically the air or gas delivered by the compressor through he specified range of pressures.

(hp) = 745.7 watts.

Horsepower is the unit of energy used to measure an engine’s power. 1 horsepower is equal to 0.746 kilowatts

The English unit of power equal to work done at the rate of 550 foot-pounds per second; equal to 746 watts of electrical power.

A non-metric unit of power (''symbol'' hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts. * [..]