mutual inductance

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the ratio of the electromotive force in one of two circuits to the rate of change of current in the other circuit.

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mutual inductance British  

noun

1.  M.   L12.  Also called: coefficient of mutual induction.  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 henries

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mutual inductance Scientific  

/ myo̅o̅′cho̅o̅-əl /

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of mutual inductance

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The larger the mutual inductance M , the more effective the coupling.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

But an appliance, such as an electric clothes dryer, can induce a dangerous emf on its case if the mutual inductance between its coils and the case is large.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

If two coils placed next to one another have a mutual inductance of 5.00 mH, what voltage is induced in one when the 2.00 A current in the other is switched off in 30.0 ms?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 23.40 The heating coils of an electric clothes dryer can be counter-wound so that their magnetic fields cancel one another, greatly reducing the mutual inductance with the case of the dryer.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

As we pull the coil out the mutual effect becomes less and finally when it is well outside the mutual inductance is very small.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John