reactance

English

Etymology

react +‎ -ance

Noun

reactance (countable and uncountable, plural reactances) (symbol X)

(physics, electrics) 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.
(psychology) An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.

Derived terms

reactance coil

Translations

opposition to the change in current

Finnish: reaktanssi (fi)
German: Blindwiderstand (de) m, Reaktanz (de) f
Greek: άεργη αντίσταση f (áergi antístasi)
Irish: imoibríocht f

Japanese: 誘導抵抗 (yūdōteikō)
Polish: reaktancja (pl) f
Romanian: reactanță (ro)

Anagrams

Cretacean, cancerate

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