reactance

English

Etymology

From react +‎ -ance.

Noun

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reactance (countable and uncountable, plural reactances)

1. (physics, 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. (psychology) An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.

Derived terms

• bioreactance
• reactance coil

Translations

opposition to the change in current

Finnish: reaktanssi (fi) German: Blindwiderstand (de) m, Reaktanz (de) f Greek: άεργη αντίσταση f (áergi antístasi) Irish: imoibríocht f Japanese: 誘導抵抗 (ja) (yūdōteikō) Polish: reaktancja (pl) f Romanian: reactanță (ro)

Anagrams

• Cretacean, cancerate