Associations to the word «Reactance»
Wiktionary
REACTANCE, noun. (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.
REACTANCE, noun. (psychology) An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.
Dictionary definition
REACTANCE, noun. Opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance).
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