High-Power vs High Power

[Reinhard]

what type of glue should I use to hold that hyphen in place??

Use whatever you want. I couldn't care fewer.

Reinhard

 

[tsmith1315]

what type of glue should I use to hold that hyphen in place??

For small, non-critical verbiage, a dash of School Glue is fine.

But for serious multi-syllable expression, Write-Right Professional Hyphenating Resin is best.

 

[Steve Shannon]

For small, non-critical verbiage, a dash of School Glue is fine.

But for serious multi-syllable expression, Write-Right Professional Hyphenating Resin is best.

Which you can get from Door Dash.

 

[smstachwick]

Which you can get from Door Dash.

 

[MetricRocketeer]

Hi TRF colleagues,

The determination of this excellent question depends upon whether or not the words high power serve as a noun in and of themselves or as an adjective.

Thus we have the following:

Example 1, where the words are a noun: This rocket is designed for high power. [no hyphen]

Example 2, where the words are an adjective: This is a high-power rocket. [hyphen]

But this leads to an even more challenging question. When used as an adjective, should the word power stand like that or should it be framed as a past participle? Here is the issue:

Possibility 1: This is a high-power rocket.

Possibility 2: This is a high-powered rocket.

Stanley

 

[teepot]

Hi TRF colleagues,

The determination of this excellent question depends upon whether or not the words high power serve as a noun in and of themselves or as an adjective.

Thus we have the following:

Example 1, where the words are a noun: This rocket is designed for high power. [no hyphen]

Example 2, where the words are an adjective: This is a high-power rocket. [hyphen]

But this leads to an even more challenging question. When used as an adjective, should the word power stand like that or should it be framed as a past participle? Here is the issue:

Possibility 1: This is a high-power rocket.

Possibility 2: This is a high-powered rocket.

Stanley

It's all Greek to me.

 

[TRWXXA]

Use whatever you want. I couldn't care fewer.

Reinhard

Good, comedic callback.

Or is it, "call-back"?

 

[sriegel]

I am not sure, but I always do what Gramarly tells me to do.

Reminds me of the joke where a kid is asked "Where's your grammar?" He responds "She's out back in the garden."

Oh, and this thread has helped alot. (Pulls pin, starts counting to three... )

 

[tsmith1315]

Possibility 2: This is a high-powered rocket

But it’s not really powered unless there is a motor installed and producing thrust, right?

 

[MetricRocketeer]

But it’s not really powered unless there is a motor installed and producing thrust, right?

Hi @tsmith1315,

That's not a bad point. Let me think about that.

Stanley

 

[MetricRocketeer]

Hi @tsmith1315,

Yes, you have won me over. When used as an adjective, the word power should stand as it is and not be put into the form of a past participle. And now that I have checked what NAR says, that also seems to be its usage. See for example the following URL:

https://www.nar.org/high-power-rocketry-info/
Good work on your part.

Stanley

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Howzabout “highly powered”?

 

[Steve Shannon]

Howzabout “highly powered”?

Or just Skookum?