"form factor" meaning in All languages combined

See form factor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: form factors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} form factor (plural form factors)
  1. (physics) The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean of a sinusoidal wave (especially to that of an alternating current) Categories (topical): Physics Translations (The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean): muotokerroin (Finnish), коэффициент формы (koefficijent formy) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (in quantum field theory): muotokerroin (Finnish), Formfaktor [masculine] (German), fattore di forma (Italian), factor de formă [masculine] (Romanian), форм-фа́ктор (form-fáktor) [masculine] (Russian), factor de forma [masculine] (Spanish), formfaktor [common-gender] (Swedish), biçim katsayısı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-form_factor-en-noun-HYWzCm9e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 16 18 14 16 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 15 17 13 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 13 18 11 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 15 17 13 15 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 16 16 12 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 16 16 13 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 15 17 13 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 37 16 16 12 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 15 17 13 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 14 16 12 14 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 16 15 11 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 40 16 15 11 13 5 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean': 75 6 6 5 5 2 Disambiguation of 'in quantum field theory': 31 17 16 12 15 9
  2. (physics) Any of several functions that describe the unknown internal state of a particle Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-form_factor-en-noun-oYzoBz0t Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (physics) The emissivity of a material Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-form_factor-en-noun-BvPXu3Bj Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (crystallography) A function that describes the scattering power of an atom as function of the scattering angle Categories (topical): Crystallography
    Sense id: en-form_factor-en-noun-UEa~hQAn Topics: chemistry, crystallography, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (mechanics) A factor describing the stress distribution of a body Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-form_factor-en-noun-BINn7miH Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. The geometry of an object, especially in engineering design; configuration. Translations (The geometry of an object in engineering design): kokoluokka (Finnish), типоразмер (tiporazmer) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-form_factor-en-noun-en:configuration Disambiguation of 'The geometry of an object in engineering design': 3 2 1 1 3 89

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