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Reactance

Reactance Meaning & Definition
Reactance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Reactance?

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

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See Also | electrical phenomenon

Reactance In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*act"ance\, n. [React + -ance.] (Elec.) 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. Reactance 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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