Inductance

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit wordnet
  3. 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. 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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