HyperDic: factor_of_safety

English > 1 sense of the expression *factor of safety*:
NOUN	relation	factor of safety, safety factor	the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use

English > *factor of safety*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use.
Synonym	safety factor
Broader	ratio	The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)