elastance
English
Noun
elastance (countable and uncountable, plural elastances)
- (physics) An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.
- (mechanics) The inverse of compliance.
- (medicine) A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards. Opposite of compliance.
References
- OED2
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