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reactances

reactances is the plural of reactance.

Meaning of reactance

Noun

reactance (countable and uncountable, plural reactances)

  1. (electrics) The opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance. Symbol: X.
  2. A similar effect in magnetism.
  3. An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.

Questions about reactances

What is reactances the plural of?
Reactances is the plural of reactance.

Words near reactances in the dictionary

  1. react Andys
  2. reactabilities
  3. reactability
  4. reactable
  5. reactance
  6. reactances
  7. reactant
  8. reactantlike
  9. reactants
  10. reacted
  11. reacter

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