Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sun protection factor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: sun pro-tec-tion -fac-tor
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective when applied to the skin.

Example Sentences

"If someone normally burns in 10 minutes with no sunscreen, then a sunscreen with sun protection factor 20 will provide protection for up to 20 × 10 = 200 minutes."

Inflected Forms

sun protection factors (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

SPF

Synonyms

spf

Questions

What does sun protection factor mean?: An indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective when applied to the skin.

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