elastance

[ ih-las-tuh ns ]
/ ɪˈlæs təns /

noun Electricity.

the reciprocal of capacitance.

Origin of elastance

First recorded in 1880–85; elast(ic) + -ance

Words nearby elastance

elapid, elapse, elara, elasmobranch, elasmosaur, elastance, elastane, elastase, elastic, elastic band, elastic bandage

British Dictionary definitions for elastance

elastance
/ (ɪˈlæstəns) /

noun

physics the reciprocal of capacitance. It is measured in reciprocal farads (darafs)

Word Origin for elastance

C19: from elastic + -ance

Medical definitions for elastance

elastance
[ ĭ-lăs′təns ]

n.

A measure of the tendency of a hollow organ to recoil toward its original dimensions upon removal of a distending or compressing force. It is the reciprocal of compliance.