self-inductance

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Noun self-inductance has 1 sense

coefficient of self induction, self-inductance - 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
--₁ is a kind of coefficient

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Self-inductance

Part of speech: Noun

Sense 1: A property of an electric circuit or coil by which a change in the current flowing through it induces an electromotive force in both the circuit or coil itself and any nearby circuit or coil; self-inductance opposes changes in current.

Example sentence: The self-inductance of the coil caused the inductor to store energy when current was passed through it.

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