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efficient
[ ih-fish-uhnt ]
adjective
a reliable, efficient assistant.
Synonyms: effectual
- satisfactory and economical to use:
Our new air conditioner is more efficient than our old one.
- producing an effect, as a cause; causative.
- utilizing a particular commodity or product with the least waste of resources or effort (usually used in combination):
a fuel-efficient engine.
efficient
/ ɪˈfɪʃənt /
adjective
- functioning or producing effectively and with the least waste of effort; competent
- philosophy producing a direct effect; causative
Derived Forms
- efˈficiently, adverb
Other Words From
- ef·fi·cient·ly adverb
- non·ef·fi·cient adjective
- qua·si-ef·fi·cient adjective
- su·per·ef·fi·cient adjective
- un·ef·fi·cient adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of efficient1
Word History and Origins
Origin of efficient1
Example Sentences
Malaria vaccines have been developed, but are not broadly available or very efficient in preventing disease.
This approach is expected to accelerate the development of more efficient gene therapies.
"We have improved on that design. Our new soft robot is more energy efficient and reaches a speed of 6.8 body lengths per second. In addition, the previous model could only swim on the surface of the water. Our new robot is capable of swimming up and down throughout the water column."
"What's striking to me is that this confirms a lot of data from other sites. For example, the animal parts left at Clovis sites are dominated by megafauna, and the projectile points are large, affixed to darts, which were efficient distance weapons," said co-lead author Ben Potter, an archaeology professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The process took less than 40 minutes, a highly efficient rate that surpasses the capacity of existing bioprinting technologies.
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