see|efficiënt

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-efficient.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
wikipedia:1398|1398, "making," from Latin efficientem (nominative efficiens), preposition of efficere "work out, accomplish" (see effect). Meaning "productive, skilled" is from wikipedia:1787|1787. Efficiency apartment is first recorded wikipedia:1930|1930, American English. <ref>Wikipedia:Online Etymology Dictionary|Online Etymology Dictionary ¹</ref>

Adjective
en-adj

1. Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.

#: An efficient process would automate all the routine work.

1. Using a particular proportion of available energy.

#: The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.

Antonyms
inefficient

Translations
trans-top|making good use of resources
Dutch: t|nl|efficiënt
Finnish: tehokas
French: efficace
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Icelandic: skilvirkur, nýtinn
Italian: efficiente
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trans-top|using a particular proportion of available energy
Dutch: t|nl|efficiënt
French: efficace
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ttbc|Chinese: ��� (g�o xiào l�)
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ttbc|Spanish: eficiente

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