English

Etymology
From horse and power, the unit originally being calculated as the amount of power that a horse could provide.

Pronunciation
AHD: hô(r)s'pou"�r
IPA: /�h��(r)spa��(r)/
SAMPA: /"hO:(r)spaU@(r)/
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Noun
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1. A non-metric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, the most common of which being approximately equal to 745.7 watts.
2. A metric horsepower (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

Translations
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Chinese: 馬� (pinyin: m� lì; ma3 li4)
Czech: ko�ská síla f
Danish: hestekraft (symbol HK)
Dutch: paardenkracht (symbol pk)
Estonian: hobujõud (symbol hj)
Finnish: hevosvoima (symbol hv)
French: cheval-vapeur m (symbol CV)
German: Pferdestärke f (symbol PS)
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Hebrew: ���-ס�ס (Ko'ah Sus) also �״ס
Polish: ko� parowy (symbol HP)
Romanian: cal-putere m (symbol CP or HP)
Russian: ло�адина� �ила (lošadinaja síla) f (symbol л.�.)
Slovak: konská sila f (symbol ks)
Swedish: Hästkraft (symbol hp or bhp)
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• 2007-12-12 11:13 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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