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PRONUNCIATION OF HORSEPOWER-HOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORSEPOWER-HOUR

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Horsepower-Hour is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HORSEPOWER-HOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Horsepower-hour

A Horsepower-hour is an outdated unit of energy, not used in the SI system of units. The unit represents an amount of work a horse is supposed capable of delivering during an hour. Based on differences in the definition of what constitutes the 'power of a horse', a horsepower-hour differs slightly from the German "Pferdestärkenstunde": 1.014 PSh = 1 hph = 1,980,000 lb·ft = 0.7457 kWh. 1 PSh = 0.73549875 kWh = 2647.7955 kJ The horsepower-hour is still used in the railroad industry when sharing motive power For example, if railroad A borrows a 2,500 horsepower locomotive from Railroad B and operates it for twelve hours, Railroad A owes a debt of 30,000 horsepower-hours. Railroad A may repay the debt by loaning Railroad B a 3,000 horsepower locomotive for ten hours.

Definition of horsepower-hour in the English dictionary

The definition of horsepower-hour in the dictionary is an fps unit of work or energy equal to the work done by 1 horsepower in 1 hour. 1 horsepower-hour is equivalent to 2.686 × 106 joules.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORSEPOWER-HOUR

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horsemanship
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Horsens
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horseplayer
horsepond
horsepower
horsepox
horseradish
horseradish sauce
horses
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horseshit
horseshoe
horseshoe arch
horseshoe bat
horseshoe crab

WORDS THAT END LIKE HORSEPOWER-HOUR

ampere-hour
dinner hour
eleventh hour
flower-of-an-hour
H-hour
half an hour
half-hour
happy hour
hour
kilowatt-hour
lunch hour
man-hour
peak-hour
quarter-hour
rush hour
the hour
the witching hour
twenty-four-hour
watt-hour
zero hour

Synonyms and antonyms of horsepower-hour in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «horsepower-hour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORSEPOWER-HOUR

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The translations of horsepower-hour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «horsepower-hour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

马力小时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caballos de fuerza - hora
570 millions of speakers

English

horsepower-hour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अश्वशक्ति घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصانا ساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лошадиных сил - час
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

potência horas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্বশক্তি ঘণ্টার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chevaux - heure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jam tenaga kuda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

PS - Stunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

馬力時
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마력 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daya kuda-jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mã lực giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குதிரைத்திறன் மணி நேர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अश्वशक्ती-तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beygir gücü-saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cavalli - ora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

KM -godzinny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кінських сил - годину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cai putere - oră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιπποδύναμη - ώρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

perdekrag -uur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hästkrafter timme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hestekrefter -timers
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of horsepower-hour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HORSEPOWER-HOUR»

The term «horsepower-hour» is normally little used and occupies the 129.808 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HORSEPOWER-HOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about horsepower-hour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORSEPOWER-HOUR»

Discover the use of horsepower-hour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to horsepower-hour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rate Research
The old rate was : 5 cents per horsepower hour for 99 horsepower hours or less. 4.5 cents per horsepower hour for from 100 to 199 horsepower hours. 4.25 cents per horsepower hour for from 200 to 399 horse power hours. 4 cents per ...
‎1917
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
From 1,100 to 1,200 horsepower hours per month, .0156 cents per horsepower hour. From 1,200 to 1,300 horsepower hour8 per month, .01515 cents per horsepower hour. From 1,300 to 1,400 horsepower hours per month, .0147 cents jier ...
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1913
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Hydrogeology
... atmosphere (ft3) 6.81E þ 04 Foot-poundal Energy and work Foot cubed, atmosphere (ft3) 1.07E À 03 Horsepower-hour Energy and work Foot cubed, atmosphere (ft3) 1.08E À 03 Horsepower-hour (hp h) metric Energy and work Foot cubed, ...
D. J. Poehls, Gregory J. Smith, 2011
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16 CFR Commercial Practices: CFR Parts 0-999
(3) An accuracy margin for portable in-use equipment when testing is performed under the special provisions of §86.1930, depending on the pollutant, as follows: (i) NMHC: 0.17 grams per brake horsepower-hour. (ii) CO: 0.60 grams per brake  ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
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Code of Federal Regulations
(3) An accuracy margin for portable in-use equipment when testing is performed under the special provisions of §86.1930, depending on the pollutant, as follows: (i) NMHC: 0.17 grams per brake horsepower-hour. (ii) CO: 0.60 grams per brake  ...
‎2009
6
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine
The steam consumption under normal conditions of running has been established as follows : Boiler pressure 120 lb., steam per indicated horsepower hour 20.1 lb. Boiler pressure 140 lb., steam per indicated horsepower hour 27.7 11).
‎1911
7
Locomotive Firemen's Magazine
The steam consumption under normal conditions of running has been established as follows : Boiler pressure 120 lb., steam per indicated horsepower hour 20.1 lb. Boiler pressure 140 lb., steam per indicated horsepower hour 27.7 11).
‎1911
8
Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
The steam consumption under normal conditions of running has been established as follows: Boiler pressure 120 pounds, steam per indicated horsepower hour 29.1 pounds. Boiler pressure 14o pounds, steam per indicated horsepower hour ...
‎1907
9
High Steam-pressures in Locomotive Service
The steam consumption under normal conditions of running has been established as follows: Boiler pressure 120 pounds, steam per indicated horsepower hour 29. 1 pounds. Boiler pressure 140 pounds, steam per indicated horsepower hour ...
William Freeman Myrick Goss, 1907
10
Congressional serial set
Average ratio, coal as fired per brake-horsepower hour under boiler to coal as fired per brake-horsepower hour in producer 2.7 Maximum ratio, coal as fired per brake-horsepower hour under boiler to coal as fired per brake-horsepower hour in ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1910

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORSEPOWER-HOUR»

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CARB gets approval for new truck NOx emissions options
The new standards include the following: .1 grams per brake horsepower-hour, .05 grams per brake horsepower-hour, and .02 grams per brake ... «Land Line Magazine, Dec 14»
2
'Fuel'ing America's transportation future: And the winner is …
... brakehorsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr), with the exception of hydrocarbons whose units are expressed in grams per horsepower-hour (g/hp-hr). «ScienceBlog.com, Oct 14»
3
Engine Tech: How Much Power, For How Long? “When skilled …
These 100,000-horsepower monsters are twice as fuel-efficient as the average car or bike engine (in pounds of fuel used per horsepower-hour) ... «Cycleworld, May 14»
4
The Video Viewability Debate
A horsepower-hour was useful for telling people who were accustomed to work animals how much utility they'd get out of a steam engine. «MediaPost Communications, Mar 14»
5
Will LNG be a railroad game-changer?
Is the price of LNG on a horsepower-hour basis sufficiently cheaper to warrant heavy investment by rail carriers? Will the cost advantage ... «RailwayAge Magazine, Sep 13»
6
Navistar Starts Shipping ProStars with MaxxForce Engines …
Navistar — which previously said the engine meets 2010 emissions standards of 0.2 gram per brake horsepower-hour — introduced its first ... «Transport Topics Online, Apr 13»
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CARB proposes optional reduced NOx emission standards for …
NOx emission limits would be cut below the current 0.2 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-pr) and the proposed standards could be as ... «DiscoverDEF.com, Apr 13»
8
Cellphone app helps calculate fuel use, costs
These fuel consumption estimates are based on the assumption of 0.044 gallon of diesel fuel per power takeoff horsepower-hour, on average, ... «Southeast Farm Press, Jan 13»
9
Navistar Details Product Changes, Thinking Behind Emissions …
... Agency's 2010 emissions limits of 0.2 grams per brake horsepower-hour of NOx, using only its In-Cylinder Technology without aftertreatment. «Truckinginfo, Aug 12»
10
Navistar's Warranty Woes:
... standard for oxides of nitrogen was 4 grams of emissions per brake-horsepower-hour and the EPA's hydrocarbon standard was 1.3 g/bhp-hr. «Warranty Week, Jun 12»

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