reactance

CEFRB2

/riˈæktance/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Opposition to alternating electric current in a circuit.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A similar effect in magnetism.

Examples

  • Reactance is a property that opposes the flow of AC currents.

  • The engineer measured the capacitive reactance of the system.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.

  2. 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. Symbol: X.

More examples

In context

  • The technician measured the inductive reactance of the circuit.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

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Origin

noun

From react + -ance.