susceptance
[ suh-sep-tuh ns ]
/ səˈsɛp təns /
noun Electricity.
the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. Symbol: B
Origin of susceptance
First recorded in 1905–10;
suscept(ibility) +
-ance
Words nearby susceptance
susa,
susah,
susan,
susanna,
susanne,
susceptance,
susceptibility,
susceptible,
susceptive,
susceptor,
susette
British Dictionary definitions for susceptance
susceptance
/ (səˈsɛptəns) /
noun
physics
the imaginary component of the admittance
Word Origin for susceptance
C19: from
suscept (
ibility) +
-ance