mutual induction

mutual induction

n. The production of an electromotive force in a circuit resulting from a change of current in a neighboring circuit.

mutual induction

n (General Physics) the production of an electromotive force in a circuit by a current change in a second circuit magnetically linked to the first. See also mutual inductance Compare self-induction

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mutual induction - generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuitsinductance, induction - an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current