Australian English Meaning of reactance

Reactance

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Wordnet

reactance (n)

opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)

Webster

reactance (n.)

The influence of a coil of wire upon an alternating current passing through it, tending to choke or diminish the current, or the similar influence of a condenser; inductive resistance. is measured in ohms. The reactance of a circuit is equal to the component of the impressed electro-motive force at right angles to the current divided by the current, that is, the component of the impedance due to the self-inductance or capacity of the circuit.

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Reactance

opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)The influence of a coil of wire upon an alternating

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