self-inductancen.
/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈdʌkt(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈdəkt(ə)ns/ The coefficient relating the change in the electric current flowing in a conductor to the potential difference induced in that conductor as a result of this change (contrasted with mutual inductance n. at mutual adj. and n. Compounds 2). Also occasionally: = self-induction n.
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1890 Electr. Engineer 24 Dec. 702/1 The self inductance of the secondary [coil] will be..35.37 henrys.
1897 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 154 431 We can always determine the mutual inductances in terms of the self-inductances.
1903 Times 6 Feb. 9/6 In self-inductance electricity had a property resembling inertia.
1962 D. R. Corson & P. Lorrain Introd. Electromagn. Fields vi. 233 We shall now..calculate the self-inductance of a long solenoid.
2015 K. Prytz Electrodynamics iv. 66 An idealized coil can be thought of as consisting of parallel circular loops whose total mutual and individual inductances become the self-inductance of the coil.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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