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output-to-input ratio

output-to-input ratio

6.0
How much power a device gives out compared with the power put in
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The output-to-input ratio of the new amplifier is significantly higher than that of the old model.

Examples

  • Engineers measured the output-to-input ratio to assess the efficiency of the solar panel system.

  • A high output-to-input ratio is desirable when designing energy-efficient transducers.

  • The output-to-input ratio of this device is impressive.

  • Can you explain the output-to-input ratio again?

  • A high output-to-input ratio is desirable when designing energy-efficient transducers.

  • Engineers measured the output-to-input ratio to assess the efficiency of the solar panel system.

  • The output-to-input ratio of the new amplifier is significantly higher than that of the old model.

Synonyms

gain
vsoutput-to-input ratio
  • Specialized
91 6.9

An electronic signal gets extra power from a device like an amplifier

is limited to power comparison across a transducer rather than general signals

Surface Forms

output-to-input ratio singular
output-to-input ratios plural

Morphology

output-to-input + ratio

The meaning 'the ratio of output power to input power' is directly derivable by combining the known nouns 'output' and 'input' with 'ratio' (hyphenation signals a relation of output-to-input). Although the term is technical, its compositional logic is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun output-to-input ratio comes from comparing how much output, which is 'what a device sends out', you get for a given input, which is 'what you put in'. So a high ratio means the device gives more power for the same input, and the phrase is used to talk about 'efficiency'.