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horsepower-hour

/ˈhɔːrsˌpaʊər ˈaʊər/

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noun

/ˈhɔːrsˌpaʊər ˈaʊər/C1formaltechnical
  • ruЕдиница работы или энергии, равная объёму работы, выполненной одной лошадиной силой в течение одного часа, обычно используется для измерения выходной мощности двигателей или моторов.

A unit of work or energy equal to the amount of work performed by one horsepower sustained for one hour, commonly used to measure the output of engines or motors.

  1. C2formaltechnical

    A unit of work or energy equal to the work done by one horsepower over a period of one hour.

    ruЕдиница работы

    • The engine produced 500 horsepower-hours of work during the test.
    • One horsepower-hour is equivalent to approximately 2.68 megajoules.
    • The generator's output was measured in horsepower-hours.
Forms
  • horsepower-hours plural form
  • horsepower-hours' possessive plural form
  • horsepower-hour's possessive singular form