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Word: Reactance
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈakt(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the non-resistive component of impedance in an AC circuit, arising from the effect of inductance or capacitance or both and causing the current to be out of phase with the electromotive force causing it
Short Definition:non-resistive component of impedance in AC circuit, arising from effect of inductance or capacitance
Examples:- the capacitor exhibits negligible reactance at the operating frequency
- complicated combinations of reactances and resistances
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