self-inductance

American  

[self-in-duhk-tuhns] / ˌsɛlf ɪnˈdʌk təns /

noun

Electricity.

1. inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.

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self-inductance British  

noun

1.  L.  Also called: coefficient of self-induction.  the inherent inductance of a circuit, given by the ratio of the electromotive force produced in the circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it. It is usually expressed in henries

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Etymology

Origin of self-inductance

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The inertia or mass of the bob is the analogue of what Thomson called the electromagnetic inertia of the coil and connections; what is now generally called the self-inductance of the conducting system.

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And any path in which such an effect will be produced we say has “self-inductance.”

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It’s hard to get electrons going around a coil and the self-inductance of a circuit tells us how hard it is.

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The harder it is the more self-inductance we say that the coil or circuit has.

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Of course, we need a unit in which to measure self-inductance.

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