Term: safety factor: the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: letter security: a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: savory: dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: congeniality: a congenial disposition
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: gouda: mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: clincher: a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: bullhorn: a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: plastron: the front of man's dress shirt
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: pallium: (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: heave: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Broader: ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | Unrelated: elephantiasis neuromatosa: hypertrophy of a limb