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power factors

power factors is the plural of power factor.

Meaning of power factor

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.

Questions about power factors

What is power factors the plural of?
Power factors is the plural of power factor.

Words near power factors in the dictionary

  1. power electronics
  2. power equation
  3. power excursion
  4. power excursions
  5. power factor
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  7. power failure
  8. power failures
  9. power fantasies
  10. power fantasy
  11. power feminism

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