'efficiency' definitions:
Definition of 'efficiency'
From: WordNet
noun
The ratio of the output to the input of any system
noun
Skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency" [ant: inefficiency]
Definition of 'efficiency'
From: GCIDE
- efficience \ef*fi"cience\ ([e^]f*f[i^]sh"ens), efficiency \ef*fi"cien*cy\ ([e^]f*f[i^]sh"en*s[y^]), n. [L. efficientia.]
- 1. The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency. [1913 Webster]
- The manner of this divine efficiency being far above us. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mech.) The ratio of useful work to energy expended. --Rankine. [1913 Webster]
- efficiency of a heat engine, the ratio of the work done by an engine, to the work due to the heat supplied to it. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'efficiency'
From: GCIDE
- efficiency apartment \efficiency apartment\ n., a small apartment[4], sometimes furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities. The unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner. There are many variations of efficiency apartment, including some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pulled out from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use. Also called an efficiency. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'efficiency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- able,
- ableness,
- address,
- adept,
- adeptness,
- adequacy,
- adroitness,
- airmanship,
- applicability,
- artfulness,
- artisanship,
- artistry,
- availability,
- bravura,
- brilliance,
- caliber,
- capability,
- capable,
- capableness,
- capacity,
- cleverness,
- command,
- competence,
- competent,
- control,
- coordination,
- craft,
- craftsmanship,
- cunning,
- deftness,
- dexterity,
- dexterousness,
- dextrousness,
- diplomacy,
- effectiveness,
- effectual,
- efficacious,
- efficaciousness,
- efficacy,
- efficient,
- experience,
- expert,
- expertise,
- expertness,
- facility,
- faculty,
- finesse,
- fitness,
- fitted,
- flair,
- functionality,
- genius,
- grace,
- grip,
- handiness,
- helpfulness,
- horsemanship,
- ingeniousness,
- ingenuity,
- know-how,
- marksmanship,
- masterly,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- operability,
- performance,
- potency,
- practicability,
- practical ability,
- practical utility,
- practicality,
- productivity,
- proficiency,
- proficient,
- profitability,
- prowess,
- qualification,
- qualified,
- quickness,
- readiness,
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- savoir-faire,
- savvy,
- seamanship,
- serviceability,
- skill,
- skilled,
- skillful,
- skillfulness,
- style,
- sufficiency,
- susceptibility,
- tact,
- tactfulness,
- talent,
- technical brilliance,
- technical mastery,
- technical skill,
- technique,
- the goods,
- the stuff,
- timing,
- usability,
- use,
- usefulness,
- utility,
- utilizability,
- virtuosity,
- virtuous,
- what it takes,
- wit,
- wizardry,
- workmanship