susceptance

American

[suh-sep-tuhns] / səˈsɛp təns /

noun

Electricity.

the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. B

susceptance British

/ səˈsɛptəns /

noun

physics the imaginary component of the admittance

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Etymology

Origin of susceptance

First recorded in 1905–10; suscept(ibility) + -ance

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