| inductance [in`dǝk·tǝns] ELECTROMAGNETISM 1. That property of an electric circuit or of two neighboring circuits whereby an electromotive force is generated (by the process of electromagnetic induction) in one circuit by a change of current in itself or in the other. 2. Quantitatively, the ratio of the emf (electromotive force) to the rate of change of the current. 3. See <<coil>> |