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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOPPING POWER

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Stopping power is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STOPPING POWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stopping power

Stopping power is the ability of a firearm or other weapon to cause a penetrating ballistic injury to a target enough to incapacitate the target where it stands. This contrasts with lethality in that it pertains only to a weapon's ability to incapacitate quickly, regardless of whether death ultimately occurs. Some theories of stopping power involve concepts such as "momentum transfer" and "hydrostatic shock", although there is disagreement regarding the importance of these effects. Stopping power is related to the physical properties of the bullet and the effect it has on its target, but the issue is complicated and not easily studied. Critics contend that the importance of "one-shot stop" statistics is overstated, pointing out that most gun encounters do not involve a "shoot once and see how the target reacts" situation. Stopping is usually caused not by the force of the bullet, but by the damaging effects of the bullet, which are typically a loss of blood, and with it, blood pressure. More immediate effects can result when a bullet damages parts of the central nervous system, such as the spine or brain.

Definition of stopping power in the English dictionary

The definition of stopping power in the dictionary is a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOPPING POWER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE STOPPING POWER

electrical power
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Synonyms and antonyms of stopping power in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stopping power» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOPPING POWER

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

Translator English - Chinese

停止供电
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

potencia de frenado
570 millions of speakers

English

stopping power
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोकने की शक्ति
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

وقف السلطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тормозная способность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poder de parada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিরোধক ক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puissance de freinage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berhenti berkuasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bremskraft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

阻止能
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제동력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mungkasi daya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngăn chặn sức mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிகாரத்தை நிறுத்துதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थांबता शक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gücü durdurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potere di arresto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

moc zatrzymywania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гальмівна здатність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

putere de oprire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακοπή ρεύματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stop krag
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bromskraft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bremsekraft
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOPPING POWER»

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1
Handgun Stopping Power: The Definitive Study
This is the definitive methodology for predicting the stopping power of handgun loads, the first to take into account what really happens when a bullet meets a man.
Evan P. Marshall, Edwin J. Sanow, 1992
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Handgun Bullet Stopping Power: Beyond the Hyperbole of ...
Finally the material in this book is intended to permit those persons to instruct, teach or make decisions regarding the selection of a service handgun/cartridge combination that will help to provide the means to prevail in a lethal threat ...
George B. Bredsten, 2008
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Stopping Power: A Practical Analysis of the Latest Handgun ...
This third book in the series provides the very latest street results of all the major handgun calibers, from .22 LR to .45 ACP, as well as popular rifle and shotgun loads.
Evan P. Marshall, Edwin J. Sanow, 2001
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Retail branding: from stopping power to shopping power
This book explains openly and directly the complex and holistic nature of retail branding.
Michel van Tongeren, 2003
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Stopping Power: Why 70 Million Americans Own Guns
Stopping Power didn't have the power to stop me from writing more about firearms issues. About a year and a half after the original publication of this book, I authored another collection of my writings titled Self Control Not Gun Control. The first ...
‎1994
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An Introduction to the Passage of Energetic Particles ...
Making modern data more accessible, this book explores the interactions with matter of energetic particles, including photons, electrons, protons, alpha particles, and neutrons.
N.J Carron, 2006
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Street Stoppers: The Latest Handgun Stopping Power Street ...
This long-awaited sequel to Handgun Stopping Power gives the very latest results of hundreds of actual shootings involving every major handgun caliber, including the hot new .40 S&W. Also covers exotic ammo street results, the controversial ...
Evan P. Marshall, Edwin J. Sanow, 1996
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Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology
The mass stopping power for electrons (e−), positrons (e+), protons (p), and α particles in carbon vs. kinetic energy. Plotted from data in ICRU 37, ICRU 49, and the program SRIM (Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter), version 96.04 [see ...
Russell K. Hobbie, Bradley J. Roth, 2007
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One-strike Stopping Power: How to Win Street Confrontations ...
The author, a veteran street cop, knows the dangerous "rituals" of violent encounters.
Frank Albert, 1993
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An adiabatic calorimeter for stopping power measurements in ...
EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS Stopping power measurement were made with aluminum foils having nominal thicknesses of 0.0009 andO, 004 inches. Spectrographic analysis of the foils showed a purity of 99. 9 per cent. The areal density of the ...
H. V. Larson, I. T. Myers, Elder R. I., 1961

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOPPING POWER»

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Disc brakes leave riders apprehensive; fear additional stopping
And there are worries that the rotors of the disc brakes will add a new hazard in crashes and even that their additional stopping power could itself be a source of ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Vitter hails ruling stopping power plant emission rule, but ban may …
WASHINGTON --The 5-4 Supreme Court ruling Monday (June 29) putting on hold the Obama administration's mercury and toxic air power plant rules is a major ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
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Feds keep on stockpiling ammo
The kinetic energy is applied directly to the target, as the bullets often stay inside the target and maximize “stopping power.” All you ever needed to know about ... «WND.com, Apr 15»
4
Shotguns: 12 Gauge Home Defenders
The first and foremost reason is stopping power. This term is tossed around a lot these days, but with a shotgun it has real meaning. The chance of a first- or ... «Daily Caller, Feb 15»
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Gold Gets Safe Haven Bids But COMEX Has Stopping Power
This article is part of a series of in-depth market analyses for gold investors. Our aim is to publish this type of analysis on a weekly basis. It is not meant to be ... «The Market Oracle, Feb 15»
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George Ford's stopping power for England set for stern test by Wales
George Ford on the ball for England against a Samoan side who put him under physical pressure, as Wales are expected to do in the Six Nations. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Jayson Wiitala's stopping power, Lance Jackson's knocking power …
Jayson Wiitala's stopping power, Lance Jackson's knocking power and other Wintry Mix numbers of note. Jayson Wiitala's stopping power, Lance Jackson's ... «MLive.com, Jan 15»
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Graphene body armor: Twice the stopping power of Kevlar, at a …
As the tiny (micrometer-sized) bullets slammed into the graphene armor, it showed around twice the stopping power of Kevlar, or about 10 times the stopping ... «ExtremeTech, Dec 14»
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No stopping power at Srisailam: Telangana CM KCR
The chief minister also said there was no question of Telangana stopping power generation at the Srisailam left bank power house. As per GO. 69 issued on 15 ... «Times of India, Oct 14»
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'Riot control drone' that shoots plastic bullets with 'real stopping
The company boasts that The Skunk has a capacity of 4000 bullets with “real stopping power” and that it is “designed to control unruly crowds without ... «The Independent, Jun 14»

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