self-inductance
inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.
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How to use self-inductance in a sentence
The harder it is the more self-inductance we say that the coil or circuit has.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son | John MillsOf course, we need a unit in which to measure self-inductance.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son | John Mills
British Dictionary definitions for self-inductance
the inherent inductance of a circuit, given by the ratio of the electromotive force produced in the circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it. It is usually expressed in henries: Symbol: L Also called: coefficient of self-induction
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