INDUCTANCE


Meaning of INDUCTANCE in English

-ən(t)s noun

( -s )

Etymology: induct ion + -ance

1. : a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current either (1) in the circuit itself or (2) in a neighboring circuit, which is expressed in henrys and is dependent upon the size, shape, and relative positions of the circuits and upon the proximity of magnetic materials, and which in electrical theory plays a rold analogous to that of inertia in mechanics — called also respectively (1) self-inductance and (2) mutual inductance

2. : a circuit or a device possessing inductance

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