reactance

riˈæktəns

Definition

Definition of reactance - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics

TECH.

opposition to AC current flow by inductance or capacitance

TECH.

Reactance affects the efficiency of AC circuits.

impedance

resistance

psychology

TECH.

emotional response against restrictions on freedom

TECH.

His reactance was evident when rules were imposed.

opposition

resistance

acoustics

TECH.

opposition to vibration flow due to inertia or stiffness

TECH.

The reactance of the material reduced sound transmission.

impedance

inertia

resistance

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Expressions with reactance

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acoustic reactance

imaginary part of acoustic impedance in sound flow

The engineer calculated the acoustic reactance for the new speaker.

Origin of reactance

Latin, re- (again) + actus (act)

Terms with reactance included in their meaning

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reactor

technology

coil introducing reactance into a circuit

parametric amplifier

high-frequency amplifier

electronic amplifier using variable reactance and a pumping oscillator

Q factor

electronics

measure of electric circuit quality, reactance to resistance ratio

Examples of reactance in a sentence

Reactance can be reduced by adjusting the frequency.
Her reactance grew stronger with each new restriction.
Reactance was triggered by the sudden curfew announcement.
The engineer calculated the reactance for the new speaker design.
Reactance can affect the efficiency of sound systems.

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French:réactance, rébellion, ...
German:Reaktanz, ...
Italian:reattanza, opposizione, ...
Spanish:reactancia, resistencia, ...
Portuguese:reatância, oposição emocional, ...
Chinese:电抗, 逆反心理, ...
Japanese:リアクタンス, 反応抗力, ...
Arabic:مفاعلة, الممانعة النفسية, ...
Hebrew:רֵיאַקְטַנְצְיָה, רֵאַקְטַנְס, ...
Russian:реактивное сопротивление, реактанс, ...
Ukrainian:реактивний опір, реактантність, ...
Hindi:रिएक्टेंस, विरोध, ...
Bengali:প্রতিক্রিয়াশীলতা, প্রতিক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:reactància, oposició acústica, ...
Czech:reaktance, psychologická reaktance, ...
Danish:reaktans, modstand, ...
Dutch:reactantie, ...
Greek:αντίδραση, αντιδραστικότητα, ...
Hungarian:reaktancia, ...
Khmer:រេអាក់តង់, ប្រតិកម្មផ្លូវអារម្មណ៍ប្រឆាំងនឹងការដាក់កម្រិតលើសេរីភាព, ...
Korean:리액턴스, 반발심, ...
Persian:راکتانس, واکنش, ...
Polish:reaktancja, ...
Portuguese (BR):reatância, resistência psicológica, ...
Romanian:reacțanță, reacție, ...
Swedish:reaktans, motstånd, ...
Thai:การต้านทาน, การต่อต้าน, ...
Turkish:reaktans, tepki, ...
Vietnamese:điện kháng, phản ứng, ...

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