high-power
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having great power, energy, or force: Used to describe something or someone that is very powerful, vigorous, or influential.
- Of high capacity or output: In technical contexts, it can describe machines, engines, or systems designed to produce a large amount of power or work.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The company hired a high-power executive to lead the new division.
- This high-power microscope can reveal details at the atomic level.
- They used high-power amplifiers for the outdoor concert.
Advanced Usage
- "high-power" as an attributive adjective: Typically used directly before a noun to modify it, emphasizing its powerful nature.
- The negotiation required a high-power approach.
- The lab is equipped with high-power computing servers.
Variants and Related Words
- High-powered (adj): This is a more common variant with the same meanings: very energetic, forceful, or capable of great output.
- She is a high-powered lawyer in the city.
- A high-powered rifle.
Synonyms
- Potent: Having great power, influence, or effect.
- Forceful: Strong and assertive; vigorous and powerful.
- High-energy: Showing or involving great activity, vitality, or power.
Related Phrases
- High-power lens: (Optics) A lens with a short focal length that provides high magnification.
- High-power field: (Microscopy) A view under a microscope using the highest magnification objective lens.
Adjective
- vigorously energetic or forceful
- a high-octane sales manager
- a high-octane marketing plan
- high-powered executives
- a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur