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susceptance

[ suh-sep-tuh ns ]
/ 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. Symbol: B

Nearby words

  1. susa,
  2. susah,
  3. susan,
  4. susanna,
  5. susanne,
  6. susceptibility,
  7. susceptible,
  8. susceptive,
  9. susceptivity,
  10. susceptor

Origin of susceptance

First recorded in 1905–10; suscept(ibility) + -ance
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British Dictionary definitions for susceptance

susceptance

/ (səˈsɛptəns) /

noun

physics the imaginary component of the admittance

Word Origin for susceptance

C19: from suscept (ibility) + -ance
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