Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safety factor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: safe-ty -fac-tor
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ratio of the maximum stress or load which something can withstand to the stress or load which it was designed to withstand under normal operation.

Example Sentences

"The common safety factor used for elevator support cables is 11."

Inflected Forms

safety factors (plural)

Synonyms

factor of safety

Questions

What does safety factor mean?: The ratio of the maximum stress or load which something can withstand to the stress or load which it was designed to withstand under normal operation.

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