Definition of "inductance" [in•duc•tance]

• The property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it as the result of a changing magnetic flux. (noun)
• A circuit element, typically a conducting coil, in which electromotive force is generated by electromagnetic induction. (noun)

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• "Yes, I can't remember why we didn't go up a bit in inductance; it was largely a trial and error business really."
• "The latter equation indicates that, in a current-carrying coil, an electromotive force is induced by the magnetic flux associated with the current in the coil; the magnitude of the electromotive force is proportional to the rate of current change DI/Dt. The proportionality factor is called inductance L (more precisely self-inductance)."
• "The storage capacity for magnetic energy is called inductance of a coil."