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Opposition to A.C. flow
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reactance
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Wikipedia
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Reactance may refer to: Electrical reactance , the opposition to a change in voltage due to capacitance (capacitive reactance) or in current due to inductance (inductive reactance); the imaginary component of AC impedance Magnetic reactance , a similar ...
Wiktionary
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n. 1 (context physics electrics English) 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. 2 (context psychology English) An emotional reaction in direct ...
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n. opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reactance \Re*act"ance\ (r[-e]*[a^]k"tans), n. [React + -ance.] (Elec.) 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. ...
Usage examples of reactance.
Antipollution measures and psychological reactance theory: A field experiment.
When reactance effects persist despite restoration of freedom: Investigations of time delay and vicarious control.
Increasing the attractiveness of college cafeteria food: A reactance theory perspective.
A social scientist, though, might point to the role of parental interference and the psychological reactance it can produce.
Is it possible that, for jury members who feel it is their right to consider all the available information, declarations of inad-missibility may actually cause psychological reactance, leading the jurors to use the evidence to a greater extent?
As a motivator, psychological reactance is present throughout the great majority of the life span.
No matter what your view of the basic message, use your knowledge of psychological reactance to help explain the following fact: During the lengthy duration of this campaign, the percentage of cigarette smokers has risen in only one U.
But the cells could also give sudden and full discharges if the sensors in the hull short-circuited the reactance coils.