reactive component
noun Electricity.
the component in an alternating-current circuit that does not contribute power because it is 90° out of phase with the voltage or current.
Also called
wattless component.
Origin of reactive component
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby reactive component
reaction time,
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reactivate,
reactive,
reactive component,
reactive depression,
reactive hyperemia,
reactive schizophrenia,
reactive thrust,
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