Meaning

3 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see power, supply.

    The utility will invest in power plants and transmission lines to ensure a stable power supply.

  2. A source of power such as the mains or a generator.

    Stromzufuhr

  3. That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.

    Netzteil

    исто́чник электропита́нияistóčnik elektropitánija

    джерело живленняdžerelo žyvlennja

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The power plant supplies the remote district with electricity.

    ruЭлектростанция обеспечивает энергией отдалённый район. — Karok

    deDas Kraftwerk versorgt den entfernten Bezirk mit Elektrizität. — xtofu80

  2. What kind of power supply does your computer have?

  3. The power station supplies the remote district with electricity.

    deDas Kraftwerk versorgt den entfernten Bezirk mit Elektrizität. — xtofu80

  4. Buy a better power supply for your computer instead.

  5. Ten thousand people have had their power supply cut off.

    deZehntausende Menschen sind von der Stromversorgung abgeschnitten. — GuidoW

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
part of electronic apparatus:
Русский
By meaning 1
part of electronic apparatus:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a source of power such as a generator:
part of electronic apparatus:

Forms

plural: power supplies
Singularpower supply
Pluralpower supplies

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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