noun
: a factor that is constituted by the ratio of the reactive volt-amperes to the apparent power in an alternating-current circuit and that is equal to the sine of the angular phase difference between voltage and current
noun
: a factor that is constituted by the ratio of the reactive volt-amperes to the apparent power in an alternating-current circuit and that is equal to the sine of the angular phase difference between voltage and current
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012