inductance
nounEtymology From induct + -ance.
1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.
- The power cable itself has enough inductance to disrupt the digital signal of the video output cable, due to poor shielding.
2
The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in henries (SI symbol: H.)
- What is the inductance of that power supply's main inductor?
- Derived terms
- electrical inductance, inductance coil, leakage inductance, mutual inductance, self-inductance
- Related terms
- generation