sun protection factor

English

Noun

sun protection factor (plural sun protection factors) (abbreviated as SPF)

An indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective when applied to the skin.
If someone normally burns in 10 minutes with no sunscreen, then a sunscreen with sun protection factor 20 will provide protection for up to 20x10 = 200 minutes

Translations

an indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective

Chinese:
Mandarin: 防曬係數／防晒系数 (fángshài xìshù), 防曬指數／防晒指数 (fángshài zhǐshù), 防日光係數／防日光系数 (fángrìguāng xìshù)
Finnish: auringonsuojakerroin, suojakerroin
French: indice de protection solaire m
German: Lichtschutzfaktor (de) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: solfaktor m

Nynorsk: solfaktor m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: factor de protección solar m
Swedish: solskyddsfaktor c

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