inductor, inductance
(noun) an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit
induction, inductance
(noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inductance (countable and uncountable, plural inductances)
(physics) The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.
The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in henries (SI symbol: H.)
Source: Wiktionary
In*duc"tance, n. (Elec.)
Definition: Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.
The unit of inductance is the henry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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