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From the viewpoint of political power, culture is absolutely vital. So vital, indeed, that power cannot operate without it. It is culture, in the sense of the everyday habits and beliefs of a people, which beds power down, makes it appear natural and inevitable, turns it into spontaneous reflex and response.
Terry Eagleton

Meaning of "power down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POWER DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POWER DOWN

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Power down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES POWER DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World

Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World is a 2004 book by Richard Heinberg in which Heinberg discusses peak oil and its attendant implications for the global economy. Due to the dependence of industrialized society on cheap and readily available petroleum, Heinberg argues that the post-peak period of global history is likely to be characterized by social and economic turmoil, disruption of trade, declining standard of living, and warfare. Heinberg outlines four possible strategies nations could employ to respond to the economic challenges associated with declining oil production: ▪ Last One Standing: Global competition for remaining resources ▪ Powerdown: Global cooperation in reducing energy usage, conservation, resource management, and reducing population ▪ Denial: Waiting, and hoping that some unforeseen element will solve the problem ▪ Building Lifeboats: Preparing local areas to be sustainable in the event that the global economic project collapses Heinberg fleshes out each of these strategies in detail and describes the current political and economic environment in terms of these elements.

Definition of power down in the English dictionary

The definition of power down in the dictionary is to shut down in a methodical way, concluding by switching the power off.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POWER DOWN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE POWER DOWN

back down
break down
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cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
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lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
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upside down
when the chips are down
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Synonyms and antonyms of power down in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «power down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POWER DOWN

Find out the translation of power down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of power down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «power down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

断电
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apague
570 millions of speakers

English

power down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सत्ता नीचे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أسفل السلطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выключения питания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desligue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষমতা হ্রাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la mise hors tension
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuasa ke bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Power-Down-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電源を切る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전원 아래로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daya mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điện xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின் தடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वीज खंडित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gücü kapat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spegnimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

moc w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виключення живлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

putere în jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προς τα κάτω δύναμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krag af
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

avstängning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slå av
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about power down

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2 QUOTES WITH «POWER DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word power down.
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Richard Dreyfuss
Power never turns power down, ever, unless institutionally demanded.
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Terry Eagleton
From the viewpoint of political power, culture is absolutely vital. So vital, indeed, that power cannot operate without it. It is culture, in the sense of the everyday habits and beliefs of a people, which beds power down, makes it appear natural and inevitable, turns it into spontaneous reflex and response.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWER DOWN»

Discover the use of power down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to power down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Power Down
Power Down is a gripping, compelling debut thriller from Ben Coes, a powerful new author, an amazing talent certain to join the ranks of the genre's finest writers.
Ben Coes, 2010
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Power Down: An Analog Tale
When a typical power outage turns deadly, a nationwide lockdown forces 15 year old Anna Logan to flee towards the Canadian border in an attempt to contact her estranged father and find refuge from the madness that ensues.
Jonathan Ian Mathers, 2012
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Ex Machina: Power Down
Mitchell Hundred, mayor of New York City, faces his most difficult challenge to date--handling the massive 2003 blackout! But what secret connection does Mitchell have to this devastating even?
Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, 2007
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Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World
This stark look at prospects for a truly sustainable culture speaks frankly about how it is time to "Powerdown," or to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy countries, develop alternative energy sources, and much more.
Richard Heinberg, 2004
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The 8051/8052 Microcontroller: Architecture, Assembly ...
The second power-saving mode is known as power-down mode. This functions in generally the same way as idle mode but powers down even more aspects of the microcontroller, including the oscillator. This means that power consumption is ...
Craig Steiner, 2005
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8051 Microcontrollers: Hardware, Software and Applications
Indicates that the last reset was caused by the external RST input. Figure 5: Reset source register (RSTSRC) POWER REDUCTION MODES The XA-S3 supports Idle and Power Down modes of power reduction. The idle mode leaves some ...
D. M. Calcutt, Frederick J. Cowan, G. Hassan Parchizadeh, 1998
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Car PC Hacks: Tips & Tools for Geeking Your Ride
... be much more challenging. The basic operation you are probably used to in a vehicle is that of the car radio: accessories such as the radio start up when the key is inserted and turned to the accessory or on positions and power down when ...
Damien Stolarz, 2005
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Advanced Industrial Control Technology
Soft shutdown; Also called “soft power down” if every device in the system is prepared before the power supply is cutoff to the system. This could protect an industrial control system from damage to both its hardware and its software.
Peng Zhang, 2010
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Cisco Field Manual: Catalyst Switch Configuration
Powering Modules Up and Down For the lOS and COS modular switches, you can power down a module. Powering down disables the module and all its ports. 1f the switch is reset or power cycled, the module remains in a powered-down ...
Dave Hucaby, Steve McQuerry, 2003
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Simplified Design of Data Converters
9-20, control-byte bits PD0 and PD1 select both the power- down mode and clock mode. When software power-down is used, the ADC continues to operate in the last-specified clock mode until conversion is complete. Then the ADC powers ...
John D. Lenk, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWER DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term power down is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ikea's newest product helps you power down during mealtime
Perhaps the company's most-buzzed-about new product offers a clever nudge to get you to power down during mealtime. Over the weekend ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
2
Padres outfielder Wil Myers' therapy power down, went to determine …
The San Diego Padres happen to be desperate to get back Myers on the subject because they harmed his left arm. Padres associate general director Fred ... «Observer News, Jul 15»
3
Fair features bulls, broncs and trucks
... and pick-up trucks that will never see the streets will be displaying their raw horsepower as they power down the track,” Massetti said. «The Record-Courier, Jul 15»
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8 key moments that won the Tour de France for Chris Froome
Grand Tours are psychological as much as physical, and as the riders began to climb to the finish, Froome put the power down. The margins ... «Cycling Weekly, Jul 15»
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AMX and Microsoft integrate Surface Hub with AMX meeting room …
remotely power down equipment in order to save energy. Tags. AMXharmanmicrosoft. Share Share 0 Tweet 0 +1 1 Share 0 Share 0 ... «AV Magazine, Jul 15»
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Bike ride from Nevada to Montana
“As I ride, I can concentrate on putting power down through my right leg and not compensate,” Stockman said. “I feel better, have more energy, ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Jul 15»
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Doddington sprinter Jonnie Peacock pushes Richard Browne all the …
I definitely felt I put the power down between 30 and 50 metres. The first 10 was not so great but to take it that close, in my first race, I'm pleased. «Wisbech Standard, Jul 15»
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Fundamental Keef& apos hologram show shut-down by authorities …
Police power down his effectiveness within minutes, although rapper Key Keef appeared — via hologram Thursday nights. The show, designed as being a gain ... «Observer News, Jul 15»
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Australia shares slip but metals lend support
Medium-cap stocks also eased with fuel retailer Z Energy , retirement village Metlifecare and Mighty River Power down 1.5 percent or more. «Financial Express, Jul 15»
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F1 Hungarian Grand Prix: Button anticipates tough race from 16th
However, ongoing reliability woes reared again during Q1, with a lack of KERS power down the straight costing Button an estimated three ... «crash.net, Jul 15»

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