R-factor

R-factor above is exactly right: if people are for some reason compelled to make a moral example of Phelps, at least let them do it for something that matters, like his DUI conviction.

Mazda Has Michael Phelps Apologize to China - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

I doubt the R-factor of this insulation was all that great, but it did curtail the transfer of heat by convection.

house: the remodelling part 1 Holly 2007

The R-factor of two inches of polystyrene is less than eight, far short of what is desirable for a wall.

it's Tuesday Holly 2007

To paraphrase an old adage: "Better half an R-factor than none at all."

house: the remodelling, part 4 Holly 2007

But you could wind up paying high rent for those extra cubic feet in the form of inflated heating bills if the R-factor of that thickness of polystyrene is not comparable to that of three or more inches of fiber glass or cellulose.

it's Tuesday Holly 2007

CARPENTER: Well, you need to think about a few different factors, the first one being the R-factor, and that's the ability for the insulation to deflect heat flow.

CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2005 2005

The plasmid (R-factor) may then be taken up by a sensitive bacterium (step 2) which becomes resistant to the antibiotic.

Physiology or Medicine 1983 - Press Release 1983

(MOS) and R-factor with individual and summary statistics presented in graphical and tabular formats

PRWeb - Daily News Feed 2010

Doyle said the walls are waterproof, have an R-factor of 45, won't burn and won't be eaten by bugs, because straw is no bug banquet.

Lancaster Farming - Lancaster Farming 2009

Doyle said the walls are waterproof, have an R-factor of 45, won't burn and won't be eaten by bugs, because straw is no bug banquet.

Lancaster Farming - Lancaster Farming 2009