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

British Dictionary definitions for susceptance

susceptance
/ (səˈsɛptəns) /

noun

physics the imaginary component of the admittance

Word Origin for susceptance

C19: from suscept ( ibility) + -ance