Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: [ɪ.ˈfɪʃ.ənt]
Översättning
Adjektiv
1.etkin

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
  2. Using a particular proportion of available energy.
  3. Causing effects; producing results.

Exempel

  • An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[...]real kidneys[...]. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
  • An efficient process would automate all the routine work.
  • Our cleaners are almost too efficient: they throw away anything left out on a desk.
  • The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.
  • The efficient cause is the working cause.

Böjningsformer

Komparativmore efficient
Superlativmost efficient