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Pronunciation / Transliteration: réactance
"La réactance est mesurée en ohms."
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The opposition of a circuit element to an alternating current, caused by the buildup of electric or magnetic fields, measured in ohms.
"The total impedance of the circuit depends on both resistance and reactance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in electrical engineering, formed from react + -ance, denoting the opposition of a circuit element to a change of current.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "reactance" is said worldwide
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réactance
Transliteration: réactance
"La réactance est mesurée en ohms."
Reaktanz
Transliteration: Reaktanz
"Die Reaktanz behindert den Wechselstrom."
reattanza
Transliteration: reattanza
"La reattanza capacitiva diminuisce all'aumentare della frequenza."
reactancia
Transliteration: reactancia
"La reactancia inductiva se opone al cambio de corriente."
reatância
Transliteration: reatância
"A reatância é a oposição ao fluxo de corrente alternada."
प्रतिघात
Transliteration: pratighaat
"प्रत्यावर्ती धारा परिपथ में प्रतिघात का बहुत महत्व है।"
电抗
Transliteration: diànkàng
"电抗是电路中阻碍交流电通过的因素。"
리액턴스
Transliteration: rieokteonseu
"리액턴스는 교류 회로에서 전류의 흐름을 방해하는 성질입니다."
リアクタンス
Transliteration: riakutansu
"リアクタンスは交流回路における電気抵抗の一種です。"
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