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reactance

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. reactance (noun)
  2. reactance coil (noun)
  3. reactance drop (noun)
  4. reactance tube (noun)
  5. acoustic reactance (noun)
  6. capacitive reactance (noun)
  7. inductive reactance (noun)
  8. leakage reactance (noun)

re·ac·tance

noun \rē-ˈak-tən(t)s\

Definition of REACTANCE

: the part of the impedance of an alternating-current circuit that is due to capacitance or inductance or both and that is expressed in ohms

First Known Use of REACTANCE

circa 1893

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