DEFINITIONS

leakance

[ lee-kuh ns ]
/ ˈli kəns /

noun Electricity.

the reciprocal of the resistance of insulation.

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Words nearby leakance

leaguer, leah, leahy, leak, leakage, leakance, leakey, leakproof, leaky, leal, leamington

Origin of leakance

First recorded in 1890–95; leak + -ance
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