capacity factor — UK US noun [C] ► PRODUCTION a measure of the relationship between the amount a machine or factory produces and the amount it could produce if it operated as effectively as possible: »The capacity factor of energy delivered by wind turbines is… … Financial and business terms
Capacity factor — См. Коэффициент использования мощности Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
Capacity factor — The net capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated at full nameplate capacity the entire time. To calculate the capacity factor, total the energy the … Wikipedia
capacity factor — apkrautumo faktorius statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. capacity factor; load factor; loading factor vok. Belastungsfaktor, m; Belastungsverhältnis, n; Lastfaktor, m rus. коэффициент нагрузки, m pranc. facteur de charge, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
capacity factor — noun : the ratio of the average load carried by a power station or system for a given period to the rated capacity of the station or system for the same period compare load factor … Useful english dictionary
capacity — ca·pac·i·ty n pl ties 1: a qualification, power, or ability (as to give consent or make a testament) created by operation of law 2: an individual s ability or aptitude; esp: mental ability as it relates to responsibility for the commission of a… … Law dictionary
Capacity — is the ability to hold, receive or absorb, or a measure thereof, similar to the concept of volume.Capacity may also refer to: *Capacity (economics), the point of production at which a firm or industry s average (or per unit ) costs begin to rise … Wikipedia
factor — [fak′tər] n. [ME factour < OFr facteur < L factor, doer, maker < pp. of facere, DO1] 1. a) a person who carries on business transactions for another; commission merchant; agent for the sale of goods entrusted to his possession b) an… … English World dictionary
factor loco tutoris — in the family law of Scotland, formerly a person appointed to a pupil without a tutor until a tutor could be appointed. The post vanished with the coming into force of the Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 and the role is now carried… … Law dictionary
factor — 1 *agent, attorney, deputy, proxy 2 constituent, *element, component, ingredient Analogous words: determinant, *cause, antecedent: *influence: agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, *mean … New Dictionary of Synonyms
