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self-inductance

[ self-in-duhk-tuhns ]

noun

, Electricity.
  1. inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.


self-inductance

noun

  1. the inherent inductance of a circuit, given by the ratio of the electromotive force produced in the circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it. It is usually expressed in henries L Also calledcoefficient of self-induction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-inductance1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

The harder it is the more self-inductance we say that the coil or circuit has.

Of course, we need a unit in which to measure self-inductance.

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