Definitions for efficiencyɪˈfɪʃ ən si
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fi•cien•cyɪˈfɪʃ ən si(n.)(pl.)-cies.
the state or quality of being efficient.
accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort.
the ratio of the work done by a machine to the energy supplied to it, usu. expressed as a percentage.
Category: Business
Ref: efficiency apartment.
Origin of efficiency:
1585–95; < L
Princeton's WordNet
efficiency(noun)
the ratio of the output to the input of any system
efficiency(noun)
skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
"she did the work with great efficiency"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
efficiency(noun)ɪˈfɪʃ ən si
the quality of being efficient
the efficiency of the public transportation system
Wiktionary
efficiency(Noun)
The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.
The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.
efficiency(Noun)
The quality of producing an effect or effects.
efficiency(Noun)
The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.
efficiency(Noun)
A one-room apartment.
Origin: efficientia
Webster Dictionary
Efficiency(noun)
the quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency
Efficiency(noun)
the ratio of useful work to energy expended
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Efficiency
Ratio of output to effort, or the ratio of effort produced to energy expended.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Efficiency
The relation of work done to energy absorbed. A theoretically perfect machine would have the maximum efficiency in which the two qualities named would be equal to each other. Expressed by a coefficient, q. v., the efficiency in such case would be equal to 1. If a machine produced but half the work represented by the energy it absorbed, the rest disappearing in wasteful expenditure, in heating the bearings, in overcoming the resistance of the air and in other ways, its efficiency would be expressed by the coefficient 1/2 or .5, or if one hundred was the basis, by fifty per centum. There are a number of kinds of efficiencies of an electric generator which are given below.
Translations for efficiency
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
efficiency(noun)
(of an action, tool etc) producing (quick and) satisfactory results
The new lawn mower is much more efficient than the old one.
- bekwaamheidAfrikaans
- كَفاءَه، مَقْدِرَه، فاعِلِيَّهArabic
- продуктивностBulgarian
- eficiênciaPortuguese (BR)
- schopnostCzech
- die Tüchtigkeit, die TauglichkeitGerman
- effektivitetDanish
- ικανότητα, αποδοτικότηταGreek
- eficiencia, eficaciaSpanish
- tõhususEstonian
- کارآیی؛ بازدهFarsi
- tehokkuusFinnish
- efficacitéFrench
- יְעִילוּתHebrew
- दक्षता, कुशलताHindi
- djelotvornostCroatian
- hathatósság, hatékonyságHungarian
- efisiensiIndonesian
- dugnaður, skilvirkni, nÿtniIcelandic
- efficienzaItalian
- 能率Japanese
- 효율성Korean
- sugebėjimas, efektyvumas, našumasLithuanian
- efektivitāte; lietpratība; produktivitāteLatvian
- kecekapanMalay
- bekwaamheid, doeltreffendheidDutch
- effektivitet, virksomhetNorwegian
- skuteczność, sprawnośćPolish
- کارآیی؛ بازدهPersian
- اغيزه ناكى، موْثريت مستعدPashto
- eficiênciaPortuguese
- eficienţăRomanian
- продуктивностьRussian
- schopnosťSlovak
- učinkovitostSlovenian
- efikasnostSerbian
- effektivitet, duglighetSwedish
- ความมีประสิทธิภาพThai
- beceriklilik, yeterlikTurkish
- 效率Chinese (Trad.)
- ефективність; продуктивністьUkrainian
- لیاقتUrdu
- tính hiệu quảVietnamese
- 效率Chinese (Simp.)
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