SELF-INDUCTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-inductance mean? 

• SELF-INDUCTANCE (noun)
  The noun SELF-INDUCTANCE has 1 sense:

1. the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries

  Familiarity information: SELF-INDUCTANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-INDUCTANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

coefficient of self induction; self-inductance

Hypernyms ("self-inductance" is a kind of...):

coefficient (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)