ingestionrate

noun
UK /ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən reɪt/
US /ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən reɪt/

The speed at which something is taken in or eaten.

The ingestion rate of the machine was too fast for the small pieces of food.

SYNONYMS

intake rateconsumption rateuptake rateabsorption rate

RELATED WORDS

ingestionintakeconsumptiondigestionrate

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The speed at which data or information is taken in and processed.

The ingestion rate of the new software is much higher than the old one.

3. The rate at which a substance is swallowed or absorbed by a living thing.

Doctors measured the patient's ingestion rate of the medicine.

4. The pace at which material is fed into a system or machine.

The factory adjusted the ingestion rate to avoid clogging the pipes.