English Explanatory Dictionary

form factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean of a sinusoidal wave (especially to that of an alternating current).
  2. Any of several functions that describe the unknown internal state of a particle.
  3. The emissivity of a material.
  4. A function that describes the scattering power of an atom as function of the scattering angle.
  5. A factor describing the stress distribution of a body.
  6. The geometry of an object, especially in engineering design; configuration.

Word forms

form factor form factors

Translations

Finnish: muotokerroin German: Formfaktor Italian: fattore di forma Romanian: factor de formă Russian: форм-фа́ктор Spanish: factor de forma Swedish: formfaktor Turkish: biçim katsayısı
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