ELASTANCE

elastance, electrical elastance

(noun) the reciprocal of capacitance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

elastance (countable and uncountable, plural elastances)

(physics) An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance

(mechanics) The inverse of compliance

(medicine) A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards. Opposite of compliance

Anagrams

• Escalante

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26 December 2024

CHATTEL

(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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