mutual induction

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the production of an electromotive force in one circuit by a change in current in another circuit.

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mutual induction British  

noun

1. the production of an electromotive force in a circuit by a current change in a second circuit magnetically linked to the first See also mutual inductance Compare self-induction

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mutual induction Scientific  

1. The production of an electric potential in a circuit resulting from a change of current in a neighboring circuit. Mutual induction lies behind the operation of transformers.

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Etymology

Origin of mutual induction

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

It is the path of the coil as copper twists and turns that converts the voltage from high to low—or low to high—as current flows by mutual induction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Induction between circuits occurs because the circuits possess inductance; it is called mutual induction.

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

The effect of mutual induction may be explained with the aid of fig.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

"Do the pith-balls diverge by the disturbance of electricity through mutual induction or not?"

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William

It becomes especially marked in a coil of wire, in which the adjacent turns act inductively upon each other upon the principle of mutual induction arising between two separate adjacent circuits.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah