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crunch factor

crunch factor noun: the degree of crispness or audible crunch produced when biting into a food, often associated with freshness, texture satisfaction, and sensory appeal.

Noun

crunch factor (countable and uncountable, plural crunch factors)

  1. (Food science) The degree of crispness or audible crunch produced when biting into a food, often associated with freshness, texture satisfaction, and sensory appeal.
  2. A measurement of lateral flexion and axial rotational velocity of the lumbar spine, used in certain sports, especially golf, to determine the risk of lower back injury.

Forms of crunch factor

pluralcrunch factors

Questions about crunch factor

What does crunch factor mean?
Crunch factor means the degree of crispness or audible crunch produced when biting into a food, often associated with freshness, texture satisfaction, and sensory appeal.
What part of speech is crunch factor?
Crunch factor is a noun.
What is the plural of crunch factor?
The plural of crunch factor is crunch factors.

Words near crunch factor in the dictionary

  1. Crumrine
  2. Crumrines
  3. crums
  4. crums up
  5. crunch
  6. crunch factor
  7. crunch factors
  8. crunch game
  9. crunch games
  10. crunch numbers
  11. crunch time

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