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susceptance

[ 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. Symbol: B

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Origin of susceptance

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

Words nearby susceptance

Susa, Susah, Susan, Susanna, Susanne, susceptance, susceptibility, susceptible, susceptive, susceptor, Susette
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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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