responsiveness

[ ri-spon-siv-nis ]

/ rɪˈspɒn sɪv nɪs /

noun

the quality or state of being responsive.

Machinery. the ability of a machine or system to adjust quickly to suddenly altered external conditions, as of speed, load, or temperature, and to resume stable operation without undue delay.

Nearby words

responser, responsibility, responsible, responsion, responsive, responsiveness, responsor, responsory, responsum, respray, ressentiment

Also re·spon·siv·i·ty

[ri-spon-siv-i-tee, ree-spon-] /rɪ spɒnˈsɪv ɪ ti, ˌri spɒn-/.

Origin of responsiveness

First recorded in 1840–50; responsive + -ness