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LOAD FACTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("load factor" is a kind of...):
ratio (the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient))
Domain category:
aeronautics; astronautics (the theory and practice of navigation through air or space)