H.P.

 Dictionary entry overview: What does H.P. mean? 

• H.P. (noun)
  The noun H.P. has 1 sense:

1. a unit of power equal to 746 watts

  Familiarity information: H.P. used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• H.P. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of power equal to 746 watts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

H.P.; horsepower; HP

Hypernyms ("H.P." is a kind of...):

power unit (a measure of electric power)

Meronyms (parts of "H.P."):

W; watt (a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm)