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inductance

in·duct·ance
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-duhk-tuh ns]
    • /ɪnˈdʌk təns/
    • /ɪnˈdʌktəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-duhk-tuh ns]
    • /ɪnˈdʌk təns/

Definitions of inductance word

  • noun inductance that property of a circuit by which a change in current induces, by electromagnetic induction, an electromotive force. Symbol: L. Compare inductive coupling, mutual inductance, self-inductance. 1
  • noun inductance inductor (def 1). 1
  • noun inductance The property of an electric conductor or circuit that causes an electromotive force to be generated by a change in the current flowing. 1
  • noun inductance ability of varying current to induce a magnetic field 1
  • noun inductance device producing inductance in a circuit 1
  • noun inductance the property of an electric circuit as a result of which an electromotive force is created by a change of current in the same circuit (self-inductance) or in a neighbouring circuit (mutual inductance). It is usually measured in henries 0
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Origin of inductance

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; induct + -ance

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inductance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • henry

    the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.

  • inductive coupling

    the coupling between two electric circuits through inductances linked by a common changing magnetic field.

  • inductor

    Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.

  • stathenry

    the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.

  • variometer

    Electricity. an instrument for measuring inductance, consisting essentially of an inductor with two or more coils whose relative position may be changed to vary the inductance.

  • abhenry

    the cgs unit of inductance in the electromagnetic system; the inductance that results when a rate of change of current of 1 abampere per second generates an induced emf of 1 abvolt: equivalent to 10–9 henry
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