reactive component
noun Electricity.
the component in an alternating-current circuit that does not contribute power because it is 90° out of phase with the voltage or current.
Words nearby reactive component
reaction time, reaction turbine, reactionary, reactivate, reactive, reactive component, reactive depression, reactive hyperemia, reactive schizophrenia, reactive thrust, reactivity
Origin of reactive component
First recorded in 1910–15
Also called wattless component.
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