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单词 powering
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poweringn.

Brit. /ˈpaʊərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: power n.1, -ing suffix1; power v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: Originally < power n.1 + -ing suffix1. In later use also partly < power v. (which is first attested slightly later in the relevant sense) + -ing suffix1.
The action or fact of supplying power, esp. for propulsion. Also in extended use.
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the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > capacity for exertion of mechanical force > as distinguished from hand-labour > supplying with
powering1892
1892 Science 26 Feb. 116/1 The design, building, powering, and propulsion of vessels of all types.
1899 Engin. Mag. Mar. 1011/1 It is in the powering of the two vessels that the great advance in marine engineering is most apparent.
1976 ‘R. Lewis’ Witness my Death i. 19 Coal and dust and slack for the powering of industrial furnaces.
1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics xi. 259 The powering of Trough evolution by mantle convection implies that lithospheric motions were driven by mantle drag forces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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