Synonyms for efficiencies
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-fish-uh n-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈfɪʃ ən si |
Top 10 synonyms for efficiencies
Définition of efficiencies
Origin :- 1590s, "power to accomplish something," from Latin efficientia (from efficientem; see efficient) + -cy. In mechanics, "ratio of useful work done to energy expended," from 1858. Attested from 1952 as short for efficiency apartment (itself from 1930).
- noun adeptness, effectiveness
- It is the most efficient type of water-wheel, efficiencies of 90 per cent.
- Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower
- How do you account for any differences in the efficiencies found?
- Extract from : « Physics » by Willis Eugene Tower
- The efficiencies are shown along the bottom line, and the 100 per cent.
- Extract from : « A Rational Wages System » by Henry Atkinson
- These efficiencies are in terms of the most efficient (yellow-green) light.
- Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh
- Of course, the efficiencies of light-sources are usually of interest to the consumer if they are expressed in terms of cost.
- Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh
- Wages reflect the efficiencies of countries, not of course perfectly, but in some degree.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 » by Various
- Hence it is that the average efficiency of pumps of this kind is in practice less than the efficiencies given above.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1 » by Various
- Especial attention given in advance to the kitchen will be more than repaid by the convenience and efficiencies secured.
- Extract from : « A Living from the Land » by William B. Duryee
- It is evident that the efficiency of the whole train is the product of the efficiencies of its sections.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 » by Various
- In other words, the Prussian Empire, with all its perfections and efficiencies, has one notable defect—that it is a dead thing.
- Extract from : « Lord Kitchener » by G. K. Chesterton
Antonyms for efficiencies
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