Definitions for reactance

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reactance re·ac·tance

Spelling: [ree-ak-tuh ns]

IPA: /riˈæk təns/

Reactance is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 274 anagrams from letters in reactance (aacceenrt).

Definitions for reactance

noun

1. Electricity. the opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current, expressed in ohms: equal to the product of the sine of the angular phase difference between current and voltage and the ratio of the effective voltage to the effective current. Symbol: X. Compare capacitive reactance, inductive reactance.
2. Acoustics. acoustic reactance.

Origin of reactance

First recorded in 1890-95; react + -ance

Examples for reactance

The degree to which the current is opposed by the capacity is the reactance of that capacity for that frequency.

Such a response, known in psychology as reactance, generally is short-lived.

If a reactance is used in place of a rheostat in an alternating-current circuit, the loss of energy is greatly reduced.

The light obtainable through a reactance is not of the best quality and reactances are not much used.

The degree in which any current is opposed by inductance is termed the reactance of that inductance.

reactance is the effect of self-induction in hindering the flow of current.

Impedance, however, does not equal the sum of resistance and reactance.

Find the reactance of a choke coil having a resistance of 10 ohms, when its impedance is 50 ohms.

The combined effect of resistance and reactance is called impedance.

The essential parts of a Tungar Rectifier are: A bulb, transformer, reactance, and the enclosing case and equipment.