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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.

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Also called wattless component.

Origin of reactive component

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby reactive component

reaction of degeneration, reaction time, reaction turbine, reactivate, reactive, reactive component, reactive depression, reactive hyperemia, reactive schizophrenia, reactive thrust, reactivity

How to use reactive component in a sentence

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These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.
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But it is the designs for less formal occasions where Kate has found a fundamental component of her working wardrobe.
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Ultimately it is liberty, of which artistic freedom is a key component, which distinguishes the Jewish State from its enemies.
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Oxygen is an extremely reactive chemical, corroding metals, rusting iron, and fueling fires.
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The flute, a component part of the organ, is one of the most ancient of musical instruments.
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Avowe is all one word, though its component parts were often written apart.
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If the web is a braced web, then the vertical component of the stress in the web bars cut by the section must be equal to S.
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In such cases it is extremely likely that an ion of the salt in question forms a complex ion with a component of the solution.
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The sign always denotes the character of the charge on the first component written in the subscript to .
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