# inductance

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #57,456

## Definitions
1. The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.
2. The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in henries (SI symbol: H.)

## Etymology
From induct + -ance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inductance