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Definition of Elastance
1. Noun. The reciprocal of capacitance.
Definition of Elastance
1. Noun. (physics) An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards. Opposite of compliance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Elastance
1. A measure of the tendency of a structure to return to its original form after removal of a deforming force. In medicine and physiology, usually a measure of the tendency of a hollow viscus (e.g., lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder) to recoil toward its original dimensions upon removal of a distending or compressing force, the recoil pressure resulting from a unit distention or compression of the viscus; the reciprocal of compliance. The relationship between elasticity and elastance is of the same nature as that between the specific inductive capacity of an insulator material and the capacitance of a particular condenser made from that material. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elastance
Literary usage of Elastance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Electric Circuit by Vladimir Karapetoff (1912)
"The elastance between Two Large Parallel Circular Cylinders. The formulae derived
in Art. 60, for the elastance and permittance of a homogeneous medium ..."
2. Electromagnetic Theory by Oliver Heaviside (1893)
"Permittance and elastance. § 30. Permittivity gives rise to permittance, ...
This elastance has been called the stiffness of the condenser by Lord Rayleigh. ..."
3. Electrical Papers by Oliver Heaviside (1894)
"Thus, if c vary inversely as r, the elastance is simply proportional to the ...
If it vary as r, the elastance is proportional to the difference of the ..."
4. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"The elastance of a dielectric referred to unit volume. If the dielectric possesses
great permittance it has of course but little elastance. ..."
5. Dielectric Phenomena in High Voltage Engineering by Frank William Peek (1920)
"... resistance" or "elastance" S is termed the elastance and is the reciprocal of
permittance. The reciprocal of the permittivity is termed the ..."
6. The Magnetic Circuit by Vladimir Karapetoff (1911)
"Similarly, a dielectric is characterized sometimes by its elastance, at other
times by the reciprocal of its elastance, which is called permittance. ..."
7. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1922)
"The reciprocal of a capacitance is sometimes called the elastance of the condenser,
and it may be said that the voltage is divided in proportion to the ..."
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