inductive reactance

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the opposition of inductance to alternating current, equal to the product of the angular frequency of the current times the self-inductance. X L

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Etymology

Origin of inductive reactance

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The combined effect of resistance R , inductive reactance XL , and capacitive reactance XC is defined to be impedance, an AC analogue to resistance in a DC circuit.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

XL is called the inductive reactance, because the inductor reacts to impede the current.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Note that although the resistance in the circuit considered is negligible, the AC current is not extremely large because inductive reactance impedes its flow.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

To distinguish the two kinds of reactance, that due to the capacity is called capacity reactance and that due to inductance is called inductive reactance.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

REACTANCE, INDUCTIVE.—The inductive reactance is the opposition offered to the current by an inductance coil.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)