metric horsepower

English

Noun

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

  1. 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.
    Synonym: PS
    Coordinate terms: mechanical horsepower, tax horsepower

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