self-induction

[self-in-duhk-shuhn]

noun

Electricity.

1. the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.

self-induction

noun

1. the production of an electromotive force in a circuit when the magnetic flux linked with the circuit changes as a result of a change in current in the same circuit See also self-inductance Compare mutual induction

Other Word Forms

• self-inductive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-induction¹

First recorded in 1870–75