elastance

American

[ih-las-tuhns] / ɪˈlæs təns /

noun

Electricity.

the reciprocal of capacitance.

elastance British

/ ɪˈlæstəns /

noun

physics the reciprocal of capacitance. It is measured in reciprocal farads (darafs)

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Etymology

Origin of elastance

First recorded in 1880–85; elast(ic) + -ance

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