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sun protection factor

sun pro·tec·tion fac·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhn pruh-tek-shuh n fak-ter]
    • /sʌn prəˈtɛk ʃən ˈfæk tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suhn pruh-tek-shuh n fak-ter]
    • /sʌn prəˈtɛk ʃən ˈfæk tər/

Definitions of sun protection factor words

  • noun sun protection factor SPF. 1
  • noun sun protection factor a number indicating the relative effectiveness of a sunblock in preventing certain ultraviolet rays from burning the skin: a higher number indicates a greater degree of protection 0

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Origin of sun protection factor

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Sun protection factor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sun protection factor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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