Crossword clues for inductance
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inductance \In*duc"tance\, n. (Elec.) Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.
Note: The unit of inductance is the henry.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1886, from induct + -ance.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field. 2 The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in henry (SI symbol: '''H'''.)
WordNet
Wikipedia
In electromagnetism and electronics, inductance is the property of an electrical conductor by which a change in current through it induces an electromotive force in both the conductor itself and in any nearby conductors by mutual inductance.
These effects are derived from two fundamental observations of physics: a steady current creates a steady magnetic field described by Oersted's law, and a time-varying magnetic field induces an electromotive force (EMF) in nearby conductors, which is described by Faraday's law of induction. According to Lenz's law, a changing electric current through a circuit that contains inductance induces a proportional voltage, which opposes the change in current (self-inductance). The varying field in this circuit may also induce an EMF in neighbouring circuits (mutual inductance).
The term inductance was coined by Oliver Heaviside in 1886. It is customary to use the symbol L for inductance, in honour of the physicist Heinrich Lenz. In the SI system, the measurement unit for inductance is the henry, with the unit symbol H, named in honor of Joseph Henry, who discovered inductance independently of, but not before, Faraday.
Usage examples of "inductance".
Three months ago Strone had volunteered for the backbreaking work of laying inductance coils and alloy rails for the transportation link between Bondalar and Carsus holdings.
The Mouse adjusted the inductance slack in a row of seventy microfarad coil-condensers, slid the tray in to the wall, and sat.
But now they roar and leap with the power of software titans, driven by terawatt inductance, colliding in an explosive struggle to the death.
He paused for a moment, tracing an electrical circuit with his finger, calculating inductances in his head.
After that it was a long delicate series of probes with an inductance pick-up, a tool like long needlenose pliers or forceps with a small split ring at the tip, which could be made to surround one wire or a pair at a time.
When a plus inductance in series made the self-inductance zero, neither plus nor minus, the immensely powerful device became docile.
If the field is changed by changing the current, it will, by Faraday's law, induce an electric field that will seek to restore the current and its field to its original value—all familiar to electrical engineers as Lenz's laws of self-inductance, mutual inductance, and so forth.