inductance

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inductance - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]

inductance - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  inductance
      n 1: 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]
      2: an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that
         introduces inductance into a circuit [syn: inductor,
         inductance]