'Inductance' definitions:

Definition of 'inductance'

noun

An electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current [syn: induction, inductance]

noun

An electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit [syn: inductor, inductance]

Definition of 'Inductance'

From: GCIDE

Inductance \In*duc"tance\, n. (Elec.) Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.
Note: The unit of inductance is the henry. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Words containing 'Inductance'

Induct,
Inducted,
Inducteous,
Inducting,
Induction,
Inductional,
Inductive,
Inductively,
Inductance coil,
Induction coil,
Induction generator,
Induction motor,
Induction pipe,
Induction port,
Induction valve,
Inductive embarrassment,
Inductive method,
Inductive philosophy,
Inductive sciences,
Logical induction,
Magnetic induction,
Philosophical induction,
Successive induction,
Unipolar induction,
inductance unit,
induction accelerator,
induction heating,
induction of labor,
inductive reasoning,
mutual inductance,
mutual induction,
Self-induction,
Specific inductive capacity,
coefficient of mutual induction,
coefficient of self induction,
neon induction lamp,
self-inductance,
unipolar induction action,
Electro-dynamic induction,
Electro-magnetic induction,
Electro-static induction,
Magneto-electric induction