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high-pow⋅er

[hahy-pou-er]
–adjective
1. (of a rifle) of a sufficiently high muzzle velocity and using a heavy enough bullet to kill large game.
2. high-powered.

Origin:
1890–95
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high-pow·ered   (hī'pou'ərd)
adj.  Having great power or energy; dynamic: She's on a high-powered career track.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: high–power
Pronunciation: -'pau(-&)r
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, being, or made with a lens that magnifies an image arelatively large number of times and especially about 40 times high–power field> high–power view of the liver —Journal of theAmerican Medical Association> —compare LOW-POWER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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