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Definition of High-powered

1. Adjective. Vigorously energetic or forceful. "A high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"

2. Adjective. (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification. "A high-powered microscope"

Definition of High-powered

1. Adjective. Possessing great physical or political power ¹

2. Adjective. Vigorous and energetic ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of an optical instrument) Capable of a large magnification ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of High-powered

high-mobility group protein high-muck-a-muck high-necked high-occupancy vehicle high-octane high-palmed high-performance high-performance liquid chromatography high-pitch high-pitched

high-potential high-power high-powered (current term) high-pressure high-pressure liquid chromatography high-priced high-principled high-profile high-protein diet high-ranking

high-resolution high-resolution banding high-resolution imaging high-rise high-riser high-risers high-rises

Literary usage of High-powered

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"dangerous In which to work ; that petitioner did not know and had no means or opportunity of knowing of the aforesaid unsafe proximity of said high-powered ..."

2. Dredging Engineering by Fred Lester Simon (1920)
"high-powered Dipper Dredges.—The earliest dipper dredge of large size was the 12 yard machine ONONDAGA, owned and operated in New York Harbor about 1904 by ..."

3. Hot Bulb Oil Engines and Suitable Vessels by Walter Pollock (1919)
"high-powered Trawler fitted with a Hot Bulb Oil Engine. X 8 ft., can be quoted. This vessel has now been running for four years between Ireland and France, ..."

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