efficiency (noun)
61cost-effectiveness — /ˌkɒst ɪ fektɪvnəs/, cost efficiency noun the quality of being cost effective ● Can we calculate the cost effectiveness of air freight against shipping by sea? …
62specific impulse — noun : the thrust produced per unit rate of consumption of the propellant usually specified in pounds of thrust per pound of propellant used per second and forming a measure of the efficiency of performance of a rocket engine * * * Rocketry. 1. a …
63saving — noun 1 amount not used or wasted ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, great, huge, major, significant, substantial ▪ estimated, potential …
64working party — noun a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks • Syn: ↑working group • Hypernyms: ↑unit, ↑social unit • Hyponyms: ↑expedition …
65figure of merit — noun a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedure • Hypernyms: ↑efficiency …
66inefficiency — noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency • Ant: ↑efficiency • Derivationally related forms: ↑inefficient • Hypernyms: ↑unskillfulness …
67quantum yield — noun see quantum efficiency * * * quantum yield see ↑quantum efficiency above. • • • Main Entry: ↑quantum …
68energy — noun 1 ability to be active/work hard ADJECTIVE ▪ boundless, endless, inexhaustible, limitless, unflagging, unlimited ▪ I admire her boundless energy. ▪ …
69action spectrum — noun the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation • Hypernyms: ↑spectrum * * * noun : a graphic representation of a physiological reaction;… …
70time and motion study — noun an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort • Syn: ↑time and motion study, ↑time motion study, ↑motion study, ↑time study, ↑work study • Hypernyms: ↑examination, ↑ …
