Meaning

noun an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

noun an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit

originEtymology tree English induct Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English inductance From induct + -ance.

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