Definitions for efficacyˈɛf ɪ kə si
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fi•ca•cyˈɛf ɪ kə si(n.)
capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness.
Origin of efficacy:
1520–30; < L
Princeton's WordNet
efficacy, efficaciousness(noun)
capacity or power to produce a desired effect
"concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"
Wiktionary
efficacy(Noun)
Ability to produce a desired amount of a desired effect.
Origin: From efficacia, from efficax; see efficacious.
Webster Dictionary
Efficacy(noun)
power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer
Translations for efficacy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- kragdadig, doeltreffendAfrikaans
- فاعِلِيَّهArabic
- ефикасностBulgarian
- eficáciaPortuguese (BR)
- účinnostCzech
- die WirksamkeitGerman
- effekt; virkningDanish
- αποτελεσματικότηταGreek
- eficaciaSpanish
- tõhususEstonian
- فایده؛ ثمربخشیFarsi
- tehokkuusFinnish
- efficacitéFrench
- יְעִילוּתHebrew
- प्रभाव-क्षमताHindi
- djelotvornostCroatian
- hathatósságHungarian
- kemanjuranIndonesian
- verkun,áhrif; gagnIcelandic
- efficaciaItalian
- 効能Japanese
- 효능Korean
- efektyvumas, veiksmingumasLithuanian
- iedarbīgumsLatvian
- kemujarabanMalay
- werzaamheidDutch
- kraft, virkningsfullhetNorwegian
- skutecznośćPolish
- فایده؛ ثمربخشیPersian
- اغيزه ناك توبPashto
- eficáciaPortuguese
- eficacitateRomanian
- эффективностьRussian
- účinnosťSlovak
- učinkovitostSlovenian
- uspešnostSerbian
- effektivitet,ändamålsenlighetSwedish
- ผลเกิดตามที่ต้องการThai
- yararlılıkTurkish
- 功效，效力Chinese (Trad.)
- ефективність; дієвістьUkrainian
- تاثیرUrdu
- tính có hiệu quảVietnamese
- 功效，效力Chinese (Simp.)
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