self-induction

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(self′in duk′shən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
self-in•duc•tion  (self′in duk′shən),USA pronunciation n. [Elect.]
  1. Electricitythe process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
  • 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
self-induction
  1. the production of an electromotive force in a circuit when the magnetic flux linked with the circuit changes as a result of a change in current in the same circuit
    Compare mutual induction
'self-induction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Henry - mutual induction - self-induced - skin effect

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