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Definition of Reactance
1. Noun. Opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance).
Definition of Reactance
1. n. 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.
Definition of Reactance
1. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (psychology) An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reactance
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Medical Definition of Reactance
1. The weakening of an alternating electric current by passage through a coil of wire or a condenser. Synonym: inductive resistance. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reactance
Literary usage of Reactance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"Armature reactance.—The flux produced by the current in the armature coil in Fig.
... This emf called the armature reactance drop is equal to the product of ..."
2. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1922)
"In these diagrams the student is asked to pay attention, for the time being, only
to the curves marked " reactance x." It will be seen from these curves ..."
3. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1916)
"CHAPTER X RESISTANCE AND reactance OF TRANSMISSION LINES 66. In alternating-current
circuits, voltage is consumed in the feeders of distributing networks, ..."
4. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1916)
"CHAPTER X RESISTANCE AND reactance OF TRANSMISSION LINES 66. In alternating-current
circuits, voltage is consumed in the feeders of distributing networks, ..."
5. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1897)
"These phenomena cannot be explained under the assumption of a constant synchronous
reactance; because in this case, at no-field excitation, ..."
6. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1900)
"These phenomena cannot be explained under the assumption of a constant synchronous
reactance; because in this case, at no-field excitation, ..."
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