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δύναμη — meaning in English

dynami

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English meaning

  • brawn noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.
  • force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  • muscle noun Body tissue that contracts to produce movement.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  • strength noun Physical power; the capacity to exert force or bear weight.

Senses

δύναμη is used for these senses in English:

  • brawn Physical strength; muscularity.
  • force (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
  • force (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
  • muscle (uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.

brawn — full definition

  1. noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.
  2. noun (British) A cold cooked dish made from pieces of meat from a pig or calf's head, set in jelly.

force — full definition

  1. noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  2. noun In physics, a push or pull on an object, measured in newtons.
  3. noun An organized group, especially military or police, with a command structure.
  4. verb To make someone do something against their will, or to make something happen through effort or pressure.

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