English-Thai Dictionary

efficiency

N ความ มีประสิทธิภาพ  ความสามารถ ใน การทำงาน ที่ ใช้เวลา  พลังงาน หรือ เงิน น้อย แต่ มีประสิทธิภาพ มาก  capability capableness competence kwam-me-pra-sid-ti-phab

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

efficiency

ef fi cien cy |iˈfiSHənsē əˈfɪʃənsi | ▶noun ( pl. efficiencies ) the state or quality of being efficient: greater energy efficiency. • an action designed to achieve this: to increase efficiencies and improve earnings. • technical the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended or heat taken in. • short for efficiency apartment. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘the fact of being an efficient cause ’): from Latin efficientia, from efficere ‘accomplish ’ (see effect ).

 

efficiency apartment

ef fi cien cy a part ment (also efficiency ) ▶noun an apartment in which one room typically contains the kitchen, living, and sleeping quarters, with a separate bathroom.

 

Oxford Dictionary

efficiency

ef ¦fi |ciency |ɪˈfɪʃ (ə )nsi | ▶noun ( pl. efficiencies ) [ mass noun ] the state or quality of being efficient: greater energy efficiency. • [ count noun ] an action designed to achieve efficiency: the reforms will lead to efficiencies and savings. • [ count noun ] technical the ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended or heat taken in. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘the fact of being an efficient cause ’): from Latin efficientia, from efficere ‘accomplish ’ (see effect ).

 

efficiency apartment

ef fi cien cy a part ment (also efficiency ) ▶noun an apartment in which one room typically contains the kitchen, living, and sleeping quarters, with a separate bathroom.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

efficiency

efficiency noun 1 we need to make changes to improve efficiency: organization, order, orderliness, regulation, coherence; productivity, effectiveness. 2 I compliment you on your efficiency: competence, capability, ability, proficiency, adeptness, expertise, professionalism, skill, effectiveness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

efficiency

efficiency noun 1 there was a need to reform local government to bring greater efficiency: organization, order, orderliness, planning, regulation, logicality, coherence, productivity, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness. ANTONYMS inefficiency. 2 I must compliment you all on your efficiency and your bravery: competence, capability, ability, proficiency, adeptness, deftness, expertise, professionalism, skilfulness, skill, effectiveness, productivity, organization. ANTONYMS incompetence.

 

Duden Dictionary

Efficiency

Ef fi cien cy Substantiv, feminin , die |ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ |die Efficiency; Genitiv: der Efficiency lateinisch-englisch 1 Wirtschaftlichkeit, bestmöglicher Wirkungsgrad 2 Leistungsfähigkeit

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

efficiency

ef fi cien cy /ɪfɪ́ʃ (ə )nsi /→efficient 名詞 複 -cies /-z /1 U «…における » 能率 , 効率 «in » ; 手際のよさ ▸ increase the efficiency of the service サービスの効率を向上させる 2 U 〘工 物理 〙(機械などの )仕事率 , 効率 ▸ energy [fuel ] efficiency エネルギー [燃料 ]効率 3 C ｟米 ｠(浴室 台所 家具付きの )ワンルームのアパート (efficiency apartment , ｟英 ｠bedsit, bed-sitter ).～́ b à r 能率バー 〘昇給に一定の能率向上達成を必要とする給与水準 〙.～́ è xpert [engin è er ]｟米 ｠能率向上技師 〘企業 工場における生産性の向上を研究する 〙.～́ rep ò rt 勤務評定報告書 .～́ w à ges 能率給 .