As with it's twin, wind chill factor, direct sunlight factor-- or DSF -- changes the temperature of an object when affected by it, in this case raising the temperature -- rather than lowering it -- in relation to the temperature of the air, due to the warming rays of direct, unimpeded sunshine on said object.
Despite the frigid temperatures at the airport this morning, Josh was able to get all the ice off his plane quickly by pulling it out of the hangar and into the sunshine where the direct sunlight factor raised the plane's surface temperature rapidly to melt it.
by LuluThom February 28, 2022
by BTIII June 25, 2007
the state of mind in which one does whatever he/she wishes to do, not necessarily for any particular reason
by yolofactorstyle October 28, 2013
The Z-factor is the ratio between a womans narrowest spot on her waist, vs her widest spots on her buttocks and upper torso. The higher the Z-factor, typically, the hotter the woman. A perfect Z-factor will resemble this ")(".
by Zel1 January 08, 2021
The effect of initially distributing one piece of chewing gum to a single person thus attracting all others that are near whom will nag and gripe at you until you finally distribute your entire pack of gum to all the desperate gum beggars. This effect is unavoidable once a second person finds out about your charity piece of gum.
"Jim asked for a piece of gum, but I hesitated to think about the consequences. I gave him a piece completely forgetting the spearmint factor, and the next thing I knew, all my gum was gone!"
"Jim asked for a piece of gum, but I hesitated to think about the consequences. I gave him a piece completely forgetting the spearmint factor, and the next thing I knew, all my gum was gone!"
by go1ngcomando December 12, 2013
by idiffered February 05, 2023
the amount of laugh that forms in your throat and comes out of your mouth ; range of numbers that determine how high or low your laughter factor is
by soecxtra October 27, 2020