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Definition: Factor Of Safety |
Factor Of SafetyNoun1. The ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | The ratio of the ultimate breaking strength of the material to the force exerted against it. If a rope will break under a load of 6,000 lb (2,724 kg), and it is carrying a load of 2,000 lb (908 kg), its factor of safety is 6,000/2,000 = 3, or f.s 3. See also:allowable stress. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Factor Of SafetySynonym: safety factor (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Factor Of Safety |
| Specialty definitions using "factor of safety": Recommended dietary allowances, Rotational Transform. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "factor of safety"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Hungarian | biztonsági tényezõ. (various references) | |
Manx | cooid hauchys. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | actorfay ofay afetysay.(various references) | |
Russian | коэффициент безопасности (coefficient of safety), запас прочности. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-f-f-f-o-o-r-s-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: artefacts, astrocyte, corotates, footraces. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 61 63 74 6F 72 4F 66 53 61 66 65 74 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101111 01110010 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01010011 01100001 01100110 01100101 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F a c t o r   O f   S a f e t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0061 0063 0074 006F 0072 004F 0066 0053 0061 0066 0065 0074 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)406769868184249722536772718691 |
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