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Inductance
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field. countable, uncountable
"The power cable itself has enough inductance to disrupt the digital signal of the video output cable, due to poor shielding."
- 2 an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit wordnet
- 3 The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in henries (SI symbol: H.) countable, uncountable
"What is the inductance of that power supply's main inductor?"
- 4 an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current wordnet
Etymology
From induct + -ance.
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