Definitions

1. noun

Unit of measurement for power, typically of an electric motor or generator, equal to 750 watts.

“The motorcycle’s engine produced 100 hp.”

2. noun

A unit of measurement for computing, typically used to describe the processing power of a computer, equal to one million instructions per second.

“The new laptop has a quad-core processor with 4 hp.”

3. noun

Abbreviation for horsepower in the context of computing, especially when referring to the processing power of a graphics processing unit (GPU).

“The new GPU has 8 hp, making it suitable for 4K gaming.”

4. abbreviation

Abbreviation for ‘hectopascals’, a unit of measurement for pressure in the International System of Units (SI).

“The atmospheric pressure is 1013.25 hp.”

5. abbreviation

Abbreviation for ‘hectopascals’, a unit of measurement for pressure in meteorology.

“The weather report mentioned a low-pressure system with a central pressure of 985 hp.”