In physics, power is the rate of doing work, the amount of energy transferred per unit time. Having no direction, it is a scalar quantity. In the International System of Units, the unit of power is the joule per second (J/s), known as the watt in honour of James Watt, the eighteenth-century developer of the steam engine condenser.
Biblical context. The Biblical baby name Jacinth is Greek/ Latin in origin and it's meaning is reddish-blue or deep purple color. Jacinth is the name of a flower and precious stone of this color. The Hebrew word used for Jacinth in the Bible is leshem, and the Greek word is hyacinth.
Etymological Meaning of the Carnation Flower. The carnationâs scientific name, Dianthus, comes from a combination of two Latin words: âdios,â meaning gods, and âanthos,â meaning flower. Carnations are referred to as the flowers of the gods. There are two schools of thought about how this flower earned the common name of carnation.