Main Entry: in·duc·tance

Pronunciation: \in-ˈdək-tən(t)s\

Function: noun

Date: 1886

1 a : a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current either in the circuit itself or in a neighboring circuit b : the measure of this property that is equal to the ratio of the induced electromotive force to the rate of change of the inducing current
2 : a circuit or a device possessing inductance