SELF-INDUCTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("self-induction" is a kind of...):

inductance; induction (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)

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