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inductance

inductance noun: the property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.

Noun

inductance (countable and uncountable, plural inductances)

  1. 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?

inductance meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

inductance in Tamil

தூண்டம், தூண்டுதிறன், மின் தூண்டல், தூண்டு மின் நிலை, மாறுமின் தூண்டி தடை, மின் நிலைமம்

inductance in Tagalog

property
dawit

Forms of inductance

pluralinductances

Origin of inductance

From induct + -ance.

Words formed from inductance

Phrases with inductance

Questions about inductance

What does inductance mean?
Inductance means the property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.
What is inductance in Tamil?
Inductance in Tamil is தூண்டம், தூண்டுதிறன், மின் தூண்டல். See Inductance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inductance?
Inductance is a noun.
What is the plural of inductance?
The plural of inductance is inductances.

Words near inductance in the dictionary

  1. inducingly
  2. inducive
  3. induciveness
  4. inducivity
  5. induct
  6. inductance
  7. inductance coil
  8. inductance coils
  9. inductances
  10. inducted
  11. inductee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inductance (page history and authors); inductance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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