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power factor

power factor noun: the ratio of the actual power to the apparent power in an alternating current power system; specifically, the cosine of the phase angle between the voltage and the current.

Noun

power factor (plural power factors)

  1. The ratio of the actual power to the apparent power in an alternating current power system; specifically, the cosine of the phase angle between the voltage and the current.
    • The power factor is of interest because it is a measure of the power which does useful work.

power factor meaning in Tamil

power factor in Tamil

திறன் காரணி, திறன் கூறு, வலுக்காரணி, திறன் எண்

Forms of power factor

pluralpower factors

Questions about power factor

What does power factor mean?
Power factor means the ratio of the actual power to the apparent power in an alternating current power system; specifically, the cosine of the phase angle between the voltage and the current.
What is power factor in Tamil?
Power factor in Tamil is திறன் காரணி, திறன் கூறு, வலுக்காரணி. See Power factor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is power factor?
Power factor is a noun.
What is the plural of power factor?
The plural of power factor is power factors.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: power factor (page history and authors); power factor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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