Inefficient
61Inefficiency — The term inefficiency has several meanings depending on the context in which its used:*Allocative inefficiency Allocative efficiency theory says that the distribution of resources between alternatives does not fit with consumer taste (perceptions …
62Gas-guzzler — commonly refers to a vehicle that makes inefficient use of fuel.The term came into wide use to describe the Gas Guzzler Tax and after that while discussing environmental concerns related to climate change and smog.Nowadays, gas guzzlers are often …
63Fuel economy in automobiles — Fuel consumption monitor from a 2006 Honda Airwave …
64Financial market efficiency — is an important topic in the world of Finance. While most financiers believe the markets are neither 100% efficient, nor 100% inefficient, many disagree where on the efficiency line the world s markets fall. The main theories describing how… …
65Turbojet development at the RAE — Between 1936 and 1940 Alan Arnold Griffith designed a series of turbine engines that were built under the direction of Hayne Constant at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE). The designs were advanced for the era, typically featuring a two… …
66china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
67China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
68incapable — incapability, incapableness, n. incapably, adv. /in kay peuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not capable. 2. not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function: As an administrator, he is simply incapable. 3.… …
69Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
70Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
