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PRONUNCIATION OF LOAD FACTOR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOAD FACTOR

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Load factor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOAD FACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of load factor in the English dictionary

The first definition of load factor in the dictionary is the ratio of the average electric load to the peak load over a period of time. Other definition of load factor is the ratio of a given external load to the weight of an aircraft. Load factor is also the actual payload carried by an aircraft as a percentage of its maximum payload.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOAD FACTOR

load
load displacement
load line
load shedding
load the dice
load-bearing
load-lugger
loaded
loaded question
loaden
loader
loading
loading bay
loading coil
loading ramp
loadmaster
loads
loadsamoney
loadspace
loadstar

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOAD FACTOR

actor
benefactor
child actor
chiropractor
compactor
contactor
contractor
director
extractor
factor
growth factor
heavy-water reactor
nerve growth factor
power factor
reactor
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tractor
wow factor
X factor

Synonyms and antonyms of load factor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «load factor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOAD FACTOR

Find out the translation of load factor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of load factor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «load factor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

客座率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

factor de carga
570 millions of speakers

English

load factor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोड फैक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عامل الحمولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коэффициент загрузки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A taxa de ocupação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোড ফ্যাক্টর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

facteur de charge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

faktor beban
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lastfaktor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

負荷率
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부하율
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Load factor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hệ số tải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏற்ற காரணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भार घटक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yük faktörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fattore di carico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

współczynnik obciążenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коефіцієнт завантаження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

factor de sarcină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συντελεστής φορτίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lasfaktor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lastfaktor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kabinfaktoren
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOAD FACTOR»

The term «load factor» is regularly used and occupies the 99.485 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about load factor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOAD FACTOR»

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1
Generation, Distribution and Utilization of Electrical Energy
Therefore, the cost of energy would be minimum However, if the average load of the consumer is less than the maximum demand, the load factor is less than 100 % and the cost of energy will be more. The lower the load factor of the consumer,  ...
C. L. Wadhwa, 1989
2
Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to ...
This provides a break-even load factor, or a load factor which the airline must meet to recover all its fixed costs. The general formula for airline break-even is the following: RPM x rrpm - ASM x CASM = 0 where: RPM = revenue passenger miles ...
Bijan Vasigh, Tom Tacker, Ken Fleming, 2008
3
UMTS Network Planning, Optimization, and Inter-Operation ...
This means that after a nominal cell coverage radius is determined based on an initially assumed load factor, the service profile and densities within the found cell coverage range should be used in calculating the resulting load factor.
Moe Rahnema, 2008
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Air Transportation: A Management Perspective
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AIRLINE PASSENGER LOAD FACTORS One of the most vital statistics in the airline business is load factor. Given the multimillion- dollar investment represented by the modern jetliner, airlines are naturally concerned ...
John G. Wensveen, Alexander T. Wells, 2007
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Design of Highway Bridges for Extreme Events
In most strength limit states, it is the live load factor that changes from 1.75 down to possibly 0.5 when the other extreme loads are associated with a load factor of 1.0. The one exception is the wind load: when used alone with the dead load, ...
Michel Ghosn, Fred Moses, Jian Wang, 2003
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Geotechnical Related Development and Implementation of Load ...
LOAD FACTOR SUMMARY For purposes of comparison among the structural loads for the various codes, the primary strength load combination for each of the codes that were reviewed are summarized below. The load factors and load ...
George G. Goble, 1999
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UMTS Network Planning and Development: Design and ...
2.3.2.5 Load Factor The system has reached its pole capacity when it is loaded at 100 per cent capacity, or when the maximum theoretical capacity has been achieved. It can be stated that the pole capacity of a cell is dependent on the ...
Chris Braithwaite, Mike Scott, 2003
8
Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics with CD Extra
over and above that required for level, unaccelerated flight. The load factor on the rotor, n, can be defined as the net thrust of the rotor divided by the gross weight of the helicopter, that is, /; — T / W. The ability to produce a given load factor on ...
J. Gordon Leishman, 2006
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Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI ...
U=1.2D+1.0E+1.0L + 0.2S (9-5) U=0.9D+1.6W+1.6H U = 0.9D+1.0E+1.6H (9-6) ( 9-7) except as follows: (a) The load factor on the live load L in Eq. (9-3) to (9-5) shall be permitted to be reduced to 0.5 except for garages, areas occupied as ...
ACI Committee 318, 2008
10
The Codes Guidebook for Interiors
Using the Table Note In some cases, it may be possible to design a space for an occupant load less than that calculated by the load factor. However, it usually requires additional design documentation and approval by a code official. Note The ...
Sharon Koomen Harmon, Katherine E. Kennon, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOAD FACTOR»

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Thai Airways International pax up 18% with 66% load factor in Jun …
You have to be in it to win it. That mantra of Asia's air freight industry is more apparent after Thai Airways' late Mar-2015 exit from the sector. «CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jul 15»
2
IndiGo flies high on Indian air in June too, but SpiceJet's PLF surges …
Despite recording comparatively low load factor, Air Pegasus registered the best on-time performance (OTP) of 99% on the DGCA's list of ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
3
Fliers return, SpiceJet boosts load factor to 93%
Vistara had the lowest load factor at 59.3%. It, however, had the best on-time performance of 95.6% among domestic airlines operating at all ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
Norwegian reports strong improvement in earnings and record high …
The load factor for this period was 85 percent with strong progress in all of Norwegian's markets. This also applies to the long-haul operation, ... «The FINANCIAL, Jul 15»
5
Cathay Pacific pax numbers up 8% with 87% load factor in Jun-2015 …
Cathay Pacific: “The increase in passenger numbers continued to keep ahead of capacity growth last month and we saw high load factors ... «CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jul 15»
6
Load factor fears behind rate-destroying liner actions, Drewry says
It its Container Insight Weekly, Drewry said in simple terms, the higher the load factor, the better conditions were for carriers to be able to push ... «JOC.com, Jul 15»
7
Cebu Pacific's load factor falls in May despite increase in passengers
Despite an increase in passenger count, load factor, which measures the number of occupied seats per flight, fell to 87.9 percent last May from ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
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Copa Holdings June Capacity Rises, Traffic And Load Factor
a Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services, said its revenue passenger miles, or RPM, which gauges traffic, for the month of ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
9
Air Canada pax traffic up 10% in Jun-2015, 85% load factor
During the past year the pool of upstart ULCCs in Canada has grown to three contenders vying to adopt the business models practiced by ... «CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jul 15»
10
There's No Conspiracy for High Airfares
Between 2002 and 2014, as airlines became more efficient at apportioning planes and seats to routes, the load factor (a measurement of how ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»

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