efficiency
21efficiency — /ɪ fɪʃ(ə)nsi/ noun the ability to work well or to produce the right result or the right work quickly ● a business efficiency exhibition ● The bus system is run with a high degree of efficiency. ● We called in an efficiency expert to report on… …
22efficiency — Apartment A*part ment, n. [F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See {Apart}.] 1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. Fielding …
23efficiency — efficience ef*fi cience ([e^]f*f[i^]sh ens), efficiency ef*fi cien*cy ([e^]f*f[i^]sh en*s[y^]), n. [L. efficientia.] 1. The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency. [1913 Webster] The manner …
24efficiency — ef|fi|cien|cy W3S3 [ıˈfıʃənsi] n 1.) [U] the quality of doing something well and effectively, without wasting time, money, or energy ≠ ↑inefficient efficiency of ▪ the efficiency of the train service ▪ considerable advancements in energy… …
25Efficiency — Under the First Law of Thermodynamics, efficiency is the ratio of work or energy output to work or energy input, and cannot exceed 100 percent. Efficiency under the Second Law of Thermodynamics is determined by the ratio of the theoretical… …
26efficiency — noun a) The extent to which time is well used for the intended task. The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable. b) The extent to which a resource, such as electricity, is used for the intended purpose. The efficiency of this… …
27Efficiency — A level of performance that describes a process that uses the lowest amount of inputs to create the greatest amount of outputs. Efficiency relates to the use of all inputs in producing any given output, including personal time and energy.… …
28efficiency — The ratio of output to input or the ratio of work done to the effort put in. Unless specifically stated otherwise, it means efficiency with respect to power. The efficiency of any device refers to a physical quantity that may be stored,… …
29efficiency — noun 1) we need to make changes to improve efficiency Syn: organization, order, orderliness, regulation, coherence; productivity, effectiveness 2) I compliment you on your efficiency Syn: competence, capability, ability …
30efficiency — The performance of an activity with an optimal use of resources and minimal waste. As one of the *Three E’s of Operational auditing, Flint (1988, 175, n.5) defines efficiency as obtaining maximum useful output from the resources devoted to an… …
