metric horsepower
metric unit of power of a piston engine in the technical unit system (735.49875 watts, according to the ISO 14396 standard: Reciprocating internal combustion engines)
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Summary
metric horsepower is an unit of power[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of unit of power entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,439 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Measured physical quantity: power[3]
- Subclass of: power[4]
- Part of: gravitational metric system[5]
- Commons category: Metric horsepower[6]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7], Otto's encyclopedia[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
- Topic has template: Q114396055[11]
- Different from: imperial horsepower[12], brake horsepower[13], nominal horsepower[14], shaft horsepower[15]
- Conversion to SI unit: 735.49875 watt[16]
- Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q160857 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[17]
- Unit symbol: hp[18], л. с.[19], hk[20], к. с.[21], PS[22], CV[23], к. с.[24], LE[25], Zp[26], ձ․ ու[27], ĈP[28], KM[29]
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Influence
Things named for metric horsepower include H.P. Books[30], a publishing house[31], in United States[32], founded in 1964[33], headquartered in Tucson[34].
Why It Matters
metric horsepower has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include H.P. Books[30], a publishing house[31], in United States[32], founded in 1964[33], headquartered in Tucson[34].