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susceptance

[ suh-sep-tuhns ]

noun

, Electricity.
  1. 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

/ səˈsɛptəns /

noun

  1. physics the imaginary component of the admittance
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Word History and Origins

Origin of susceptance1

First recorded in 1905–10; suscept(ibility) + -ance
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Word History and Origins

Origin of susceptance1

C19: from suscept ( ibility ) + -ance

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