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mechanical_advantage
the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
mechanical_advantage: the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
mileage
the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
mileage: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
odds
the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
odds: the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
order_of_magnitude
a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
order_of_magnitude: a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
output-to-input_ratio
the output power of a transducer divided by the input power
output-to-input_ratio: the output power of a transducer divided by the input power
prevalence
(epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
prevalence: (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
price-to-earnings_ratio
(stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
price-to-earnings_ratio: (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
productivity
(economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time
productivity: (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time
proportionality
a ratio of two quantities that is constant
proportionality: a ratio of two quantities that is constant
quotient
the ratio of two quantities to be divided
quotient: the ratio of two quantities to be divided
refractive_index
the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
refractive_index: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
relative_humidity
the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage
relative_humidity: the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage
respiratory_quotient
the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time
respiratory_quotient: the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time
safety_factor
the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
safety_factor: the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
signal-to-noise_ratio
the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity
signal-to-noise_ratio: the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity
stoichiometry
(chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)
stoichiometry: (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)
time_constant
the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms
time_constant: the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms
employee_turnover
the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
employee_turnover: the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
loading
the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
loading: the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
power_loading
the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power
power_loading: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power
span_loading
the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan
span_loading: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan
wing_loading
the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area
wing_loading: the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area
incidence
the relative frequency of occurrence of something
incidence: the relative frequency of occurrence of something
morbidity
the relative incidence of a particular disease
morbidity: the relative incidence of a particular disease
control
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
control: a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
direction
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
direction: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
frontage
the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
frontage: the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
orientation
position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
orientation: position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
attitude
position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
attitude: position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)
trim
attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
trim: attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
horizontal
something that is oriented horizontally
horizontal: something that is oriented horizontally
vertical
something that is oriented vertically
vertical: something that is oriented vertically
opposition
a direction opposite to another
opposition: a direction opposite to another
orthogonality
the relation of opposition between things at right angles
orthogonality: the relation of opposition between things at right angles
antipodal
the relation of opposition along a diameter
antipodal: the relation of opposition along a diameter
enantiomorphism
the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another
enantiomorphism: the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another
windward
the direction from which the wind is coming
windward: the direction from which the wind is coming
to_windward
the side toward the wind
to_windward: the side toward the wind
leeward
the direction in which the wind is blowing
leeward: the direction in which the wind is blowing
to_leeward
the side sheltered from the wind
to_leeward: the side sheltered from the wind
seaward
the direction toward the sea
seaward: the direction toward the sea
quarter
one of the four major division of the compass
quarter: one of the four major division of the compass
compass_point
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
compass_point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
cardinal_compass_point
one of the four main compass points
cardinal_compass_point: one of the four main compass points
north
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
north: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
north_by_east
the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
north_by_east: the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
north
the direction in which a compass needle points
north: the direction in which a compass needle points
north_northeast
the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
north_northeast: the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
northeast_by_north
the compass point that is one point north of northeast
northeast_by_north: the compass point that is one point north of northeast
northeast
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
northeast: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
northeast_by_east
the compass point that is one point east of northeast
northeast_by_east: the compass point that is one point east of northeast
east_northeast
the compass point midway between northeast and east
east_northeast: the compass point midway between northeast and east
east_by_north
the compass point that is one point north of due east
east_by_north: the compass point that is one point north of due east
east
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
east: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
east_by_south
the compass point that is one point south of due east
east_by_south: the compass point that is one point south of due east
east_southeast
the compass point midway between east and southeast
east_southeast: the compass point midway between east and southeast
southeast_by_east
the compass point that is one point east of southeast
southeast_by_east: the compass point that is one point east of southeast
southeast
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeast: the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeast_by_south
the compass point that is one point south of southeast
southeast_by_south: the compass point that is one point south of southeast
south_southeast
the compass point midway between south and southeast
south_southeast: the compass point midway between south and southeast
south_by_east
the compass point that is one point east of due south
south_by_east: the compass point that is one point east of due south
south
the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
south: the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
south_by_west
the compass point that is one point west of due south
south_by_west: the compass point that is one point west of due south
south_southwest
the compass point midway between south and southwest
south_southwest: the compass point midway between south and southwest
southwest_by_south
the compass point that is one point south of southwest
southwest_by_south: the compass point that is one point south of southwest
southwest
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
southwest: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
southwest_by_west
the compass point that is one point west of southwest
southwest_by_west: the compass point that is one point west of southwest
west_southwest
the compass point midway between west and southwest
west_southwest: the compass point midway between west and southwest
west_by_south
the compass point that is one point south of due west
west_by_south: the compass point that is one point south of due west
west
the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
west: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
west_by_north
the compass point that is one point north of due west
west_by_north: the compass point that is one point north of due west
west_northwest
the compass point midway between west and northwest
west_northwest: the compass point midway between west and northwest
northwest_by_west
the compass point that is one point west of northwest
northwest_by_west: the compass point that is one point west of northwest
northwest
the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
northwest: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
northwest_by_north
the compass point that is one point north of northwest
northwest_by_north: the compass point that is one point north of northwest
north_northwest
the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
north_northwest: the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
north_by_west
the compass point that is one point west of due north
north_by_west: the compass point that is one point west of due north
north
the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
north: the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
northeast
the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
northeast: the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point
east
the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
east: the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
southeast
the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point
southeast: the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point
south
the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
south: the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
southwest
the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
southwest: the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
west
the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
west: the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
northwest
the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
northwest: the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
angular_position
relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
angular_position: relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
elevation
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
elevation: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
depression
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
depression: angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
business_relation
a relation between different business enterprises
business_relation: a relation between different business enterprises
competition
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
competition: a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
price_war
intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business
price_war: intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business
clientage
relation of a client to a patron
clientage: relation of a client to a patron
professional_relation
the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source
professional_relation: the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source
medical_relation
the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient
medical_relation: the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient
doctor-patient_relation
the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient
doctor-patient_relation: the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient
nurse-patient_relation
the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient
nurse-patient_relation: the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient
legal_relation
a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)
legal_relation: a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)
fiduciary_relation
the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter
fiduciary_relation: the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter
bank-depositor_relation
the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors
bank-depositor_relation: the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors
confidential_adviser-advisee_relation
the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee
confidential_adviser-advisee_relation: the responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee