the quality or state of being efficient; competence; effectiveness
2.
the ratio of the useful work done by a machine, engine, device, etc, to the energy supplied to it, often expressed as a percentage
See also thermal efficiency
Examples of 'efficiencies' in a sentence
efficiencies
A pruning of the product range and the 30 factories could produce efficiencies.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The fair way to cut is through efficiencies: saving money without cutting services.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
More fuel will be needed and efficiencies will be lost.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The efficiencies would backfire because of anger in the plant and the town.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Space is then no longer apparently free, which encourages efficiencies.
Globe and Mail (2003)
We can provide expertise and efficiencies in marketing and sales.
Globe and Mail (2004)
Britain faced 'a series of difficult choices on tax and efficiencies'.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The company attributed the upturn to higher sale volumes and 'improved operational efficiencies'.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We are determined to use this coming together to achieve efficiencies.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All related terms of 'efficiencies'
efficiency
Efficiency is the quality of being able to do a task successfully, without wasting time or energy.
efficiency apartment
a small flat or bedsit
cost efficiencies
Efficiency is the quality of being able to do a task successfully, without wasting time or energy.
current efficiency
the ratio of the actual mass of a substance liberated from an electrolyte by the passage of current to the theoretical mass liberated according to Faraday's law
energy efficiency
a measure of how efficiently an appliance , building, organization or country uses energy
fuel efficiency
the (least) amount of fuel used in proportion to the number of miles travelled
heat efficiency
the ratio of the work done by a heat engine to the energy supplied to it
quantum efficiency
the number of electrons released by a photocell per photon of incident radiation of a given energy
radiant efficiency
the ratio of the power emitted by a source of radiation to the power consumed by it
thermal efficiency
the ratio of the work done by a heat engine to the energy supplied to it
electrode efficiency
the ratio of the amount of metal deposited in an electrolytic cell to that theoretically deposited according to Faraday's laws
luminous efficiency
the efficiency of polychromatic radiation in producing a visual sensation . It is the radiant flux weighed according to the spectral luminous efficiencies of its constituent wavelengths divided by the corresponding radiant flux
volumetric efficiency
the ratio of fluid delivered by a piston or ram pump per stroke to the displacement volume of the piston or ram
spectral luminous efficiency
a measure of the efficiency of radiation of a given wavelength in producing a visual sensation . It is equal to the ratio of the radiant flux at a standard wavelength to that at the given wavelength when the standard wavelength is chosen so that the maximum value of this ratio is unity
V(λ)
a measure of the efficiency of radiation of a given wavelength in producing a visual sensation . It is equal to the ratio of the radiant flux at a standard wavelength to that at the given wavelength when the standard wavelength is chosen so that the maximum value of this ratio is unity