2006-12-19 18:18:20 · 7 answers · asked by ganesah g 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Directory > Words > Dictionary horse·pow·er (hôrs'pou'ər)
n., pl. -power.
(Abbr. hp) A unit of power in the U.S. Customary System, equal to 745.7 watts or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute.
The power exerted by a horse in pulling.
Informal. Effective strength: political horsepower; computer horsepower.
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2006-12-19 18:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a unit of power. In the past, the power delivered by a single horse on a carriage was designated as 1 horse power. So if you have any contraption pulled by 1 horse, you have 1 horse power.
2006-12-19 18:25:10 · answer #2 · answered by matrix_testing_ans 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Horse Power is just a unit of measuring power in Imperial Units. The SI unit for power is Watt. Is just like Fahrenheit and Celsius are the unit of measure for temperature.
2006-12-19 18:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by scubamasterme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A unit of power in the U.S. Customary System, equal to 745.7 watts or 33,000 foot-pounds per minute
power is the work done in unit time
its unit is horse power and watt. Joule/second etc...
2006-12-19 23:28:56 · answer #4 · answered by ray2_moot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the work that a horse can do in an unit of time, often is 1 second
2006-12-19 18:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by James Chan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is a unit to measure the rate of spending energy.....
u use up 1 horepower if u move 1pound weight through 1foot in every 1second........
the equivalent SI unit is watt and the conversion (approx.) is
1 hp = 746 watts
by the way 1 watt is when u move 1newton weight(which has 1kg mass on earth) through 1meter in every 1 second
2006-12-19 18:24:29 · answer #6 · answered by Atul I 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is the description of it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower
2006-12-19 18:30:47 · answer #7 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋