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[syn: electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistance]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Impedance \Im*ped"ance\, n. [Impede + -ance.] (Elec.)
The apparent resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of
an alternating current, analogous to the actual electrical
resistance to a direct current, being the ratio of
electromotive force to the current. It is equal to rootR^{2
+ X^2, where R = ohmic resistance, X = reactance. For an
inductive circuit, X = 2[pi]fL, where f = frequency and L =
self-inductance; for a circuit with capacity X = 1 [div]
2[pi]fC, where C = capacity.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
impedance
n 1: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current;
measured in ohms [syn: electric resistance, electrical
resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity,
ohmic resistance]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "impedance":
capacitive reactance, clog, cumbrance, electric resistance,
hindrance, impediment, inductive reactance, magnetic reluctance,
ohm, ohmage, reactance, reluctance, reluctivity, resistance,
skin effect, specific reluctance, surface resistance,
volume resistance
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
impedance
Opposition to flow of alternating
current. Impedance consists of resistance plus reactance
(capacitive or inductive). Measured in Ohms.
(2003-12-02)