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POWER SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does power system mean?
• POWER SYSTEM (noun)
The noun POWER SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
Familiarity information: POWER SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
grid; power grid; power system
Hypernyms ("power system" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
Meronyms (parts of "power system"):
electric main (a main that distributes electricity)
power cable; power line (cable used to distribute electricity)
power plant; power station; powerhouse (an electrical generating station)
Holonyms ("power system" is a part of...):
base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)
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