elastance

[ih-las-tuhns]

e·las·tance

[ih-las-tuhns]
noun Electricity.
the reciprocal of capacitance.

Origin:
1880–85; elast(ic) + -ance
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elastance (ɪˈlæstəns)
 
n
physics the reciprocal of capacitance. It is measured in reciprocal farads (darafs)
 
[C19: from elastic + -ance]

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elastance e·las·tance (ĭ-lās'təns)
n.
A measure of the tendency of a hollow organ to recoil toward its original dimensions upon removal of a distending or compressing force. It is the reciprocal of compliance.

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