conversion factor

collocation in English

meaningsofconversionandfactor

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conversion
noun
uk
/kənˈvɜː.ʃən/us
/kənˈvɝː.ʒən/
the process of converting something from one thing ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæk.tər/us
/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition ofconversionandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconversion factor

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Theconversionfactoris 6 = 678-6622.
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Theconversionfactorcan, of course, also be determined from the wavelength and the geometry of the instrument.
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Why is theconversionfactoroperated in this way?
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It is just expressed through aconversionfactor.
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I must say a word about theconversionfactor.
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For a few countries, where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign-exchange transactions, an alternativeconversionfactoris used.
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No one knows what the averageconversionfactorin this country is.
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He is perfectly correct in what he says about theconversionfactorin this matter.
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It is one where there is a highconversionfactorwith an insignificant import content.
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Such information as is available indicates that thisconversionfactorrepresents about.
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He asked whether theconversionfactorwould be taken into account.
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Aconversionfactorwill be applied, and we are seeking to tax only dry weight.
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It is then, and then alone, that theconversionfactorcomes into its own.
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I have mentioned previously that there is a fairly well-knownconversionfactor.
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Other units may require aconversionfactor.
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Theconversionfactorbetween the two is 1.14.
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Theconversionfactorbetween the two is 1.14x.
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This yields aconversionfactorof 1.0274912510 days/sol.
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There is an important highconversionfactorin this industry, and it can only get a trickle of steel.
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We are now faced with a two-pronged attack, but we have not been told theconversionfactor.
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Thirdly, there is the so-calledconversionfactorwhich we shall consider when granting licences for export.
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The sameconversionfactorregarding miles to the gallon is applied to these block allowances as to all others.
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It has a relatively highconversionfactorand this, to a large extent, determines the nature of the economy.
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