SUN PROTECTION FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sun protection factor mean? 

• SUN PROTECTION FACTOR (noun)
  The noun SUN PROTECTION FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun

  Familiarity information: SUN PROTECTION FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUN PROTECTION FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

SPF; sun protection factor

Hypernyms ("sun protection factor" is a kind of...):

degree; grade; level (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality)