The weakening of an alternating electric current by passage through a coil of wire or a condenser. SYN: inductive resistance.
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re·ac·tance rē-'ak-tən(t)s n the part of the impedance of an alternating-current circuit that is due to capacitance or inductance or both and that is expressed in ohms
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re·ac·tance (re-akґtəns) the part of electric impedance that arises from inductors and capacitors. It is a part of the impedance of electric current flow in an alternating current electric circuit. Symbol X.Medical dictionary. 2011.