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Meaning of "power nap" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POWER NAP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POWER NAP

noun
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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Power nap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POWER NAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

power nap

Power nap

A power nap is a short sleep which terminates before the occurrence of deep sleep or slow-wave sleep, intended to quickly revitalize the subject. The expression was coined by Cornell University social psychologist James Maas.

Definition of power nap in the English dictionary

The definition of power nap in the dictionary is a short sleep taken during the working day with the intention of improving the quality of work later in the day.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POWER NAP

power failure
power forward
power game
power hammer
power industry
power kite
power kiting
power line
power list
power lunch
power of appointment
power of attorney
power pack
power plant
power play
power point
power politics
power series
power set
power shower

WORDS THAT END LIKE POWER NAP

brandy snap
Carnap
catnap
cold snap
dognap
ginger snap
gingersnap
go nap
hanap
kidnap
knap
nana nap
nap
petnap
Scotch snap
snap
unsnap
want knap

Synonyms and antonyms of power nap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «power nap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POWER NAP

Find out the translation of power nap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of power nap 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 nap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电源午睡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

siesta
570 millions of speakers

English

power nap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिजली झपकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قيلولة السلطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Power Nap
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sesta do poder
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্তি নিছক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sieste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidur siang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Power Nap
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パワー昼寝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전원 낮잠
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daya turu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giấc ngủ ngắn điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்தி nap
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वीज डुलकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kestirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potenza pisolino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drzemka moc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Power Nap
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pui de somn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπνάκο εξουσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

power nap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

power nap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

power nap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of power nap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POWER NAP»

The term «power nap» is regularly used and occupies the 57.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POWER NAP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «power nap» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «power nap» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWER NAP»

Discover the use of power nap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to power nap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stress Management for Life
The Power Nap is simple to do. All that is required is a soft floor, chair, couch, or bed, and some privacy so you will not be interrupted. Figure 16.1 demonstrates the body position for the Power Nap. These 10 easy steps will guide you through  ...
Michael Olpin, Margie Hesson, 2009
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Stress Management for Life: A Research-Based Experiential ...
How the Power Nap Works for Relaxation The Power Nap works so efficiently because of the position of the body during the exercise. When you do the Power Nap, you place yourself into a position that immediately relaxes the upper and ...
Michael Olpin, Margie Hesson, 2012
3
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
Enable Power Nap. For details on this feature, see the box below. • Wake for Wi- Fi network access. This option (on the Power Adapter tab) lets you access a sleeping Mac from across the network. How is that possible? See the box on the  ...
David Pogue, 2012
4
OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual
Enable Power Nap. For details on this new Mountain Lion feature, see the box below. • Wake for Wi-Fi network access. This option (on the Power Adapter tab) lets you access a sleeping Mac from across the network. How is that possible?
David Pogue, 2012
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OS X Mavericks: The Missing Manual
Energy Saver Power Nap Power Nap is an ingenious and extremely useful feature for laptops. (Specifically, it's useful for owners of flash-storage laptop models that were introduced in 2012 or later, like the Retina Display laptops or recent ...
David Pogue, 2013
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Client And Server: A Review and History
CHAPTER 9 Power Nap Sometimes Apple adds a new feature to its operating systems at the last minute. Power Nap is no exception to this. Power Nap was introduced at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference 2012. Power Nap is a ...
Wayne Dixon
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Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mavericks Edition
Anyway, when you turn on Enable Power Nap on the Energy pane of System Preferences, the Mac keeps updating Internet data even while it's closed and asleep. About once every hour, it wakes itself—without activating any fans or ...
David Pogue, 2014
8
Power Nap
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A power nap is a short sleep which terminates before the occurrence of deep sleep or slow-wave sleep (SWS), intended to quickly revitalize the subject.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
9
Weekly World News
NEW YORK CITY — Taking a "power nap" once a day not only boosts your performance at work, it also improves your health, medical experts have learned. "Power napping puts you in a better mood, aids concentration and improves critical ...
10
OS X Mountain Lion:
While your Mac sleeps, Power Nap will automatically: Downloadsoftware updates fromtheApp Store. Get the latest mail, notes, reminders, messages, calendar events, contact information, Photo Stream photos, and other iCloud updates.
Chris Kennedy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWER NAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term power nap is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Hong Kong mum and Queen of the Hills stays fit
Perhaps my biggest competitive advantage is my skill at napping - I've perfected the art of a 15-minute power nap. This article appeared in the ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
To Those We Treasure
... friends, dancing, singing, healthy eating and a power nap at the end of a long, sun streaming down day. On Friday night, so began one of my ... «Beliefnet, Jul 15»
3
Chocolate Fruit & Nut Clusters
So after my power nap, I woke up and "taste-tested" a couple dozen of these for you guys. My job is hard. So hard. I'm giving these two thumbs ... «The Daily Meal, Jul 15»
4
Point / Counterpoint
... I'm not going to want to do anything except crawl under the covers and sneak in a power nap before vacuuming the place and making dinner. «The Peak, Jul 15»
5
Eyes on the skies
Now we allow a controller to take a power nap when there's no traffic, as long as other controllers remain on position during that time. S-R: How ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
6
Steve Matthews / July 26 at SARATOGA
2 Power Nap(L) 118 Castellano 2-1-3 Maker 3-1. 3 King Thief(L) 118 Ortiz, Jr 5-3-6 Zito 12-1. 4 Bessie's Boy(L) 120 Hernandez 4-1-5 Ward 9-5. «Newsday, Jul 15»
7
Why daytime sleeping is good
You might want to pin this article to your desk before you put your head down for a power nap. Compared to an awake, but sleepy-eyed ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
Meet triathlete Kevin Thornton, who has helped raise over half a …
Here in JOE HQ, we're exhausted after our work day and take a power nap at 6.30 every evening to recharge our batteries, but Kevin is made of sturdier stuff ... «JOE, Jul 15»
9
More power to your nap
You might want to pin this article to your desk before you put your head down for a power nap. Compared to an awake, but sleepy-eyed ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
10
Elimination games
The writing was on the wall, so Audrey decided to power nap the last 12 hours of her time in the house. At one point, she migrates from the ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»

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