This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
mutual inductance
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Electricity.
the ratio of the electromotive force in one of two circuits to the rate of change of current in the other circuit.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Compare inductive coupling.
Origin of mutual inductance
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby mutual inductance
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use mutual inductance in a sentence
And this extra trouble would be because of the relations between gangs, that is, because of their “mutual inductance.”
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John MillsAs we pull the coil out the mutual effect becomes less and finally when it is well outside the mutual inductance is very small.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills
British Dictionary definitions for mutual inductance
mutual inductance
noun
a measure of the mutual induction between two magnetically linked circuits, given as the ratio of the induced electromotive force to the rate of change of current producing it. It is usually measured in henriesSymbol: M, L 12 Also called: coefficient of mutual induction
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for mutual inductance
mutual inductance
[ myōō′chōō-əl ]
A measure of the relation between the change of current flow in one circuit to the electric potential generated in another by mutual induction. Like inductance, mutual inductance is measured in henries.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.