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elastance

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e⋅las⋅tance

  [i-las-tuhns]
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–noun Electricity.
the reciprocal of capacitance.
Origin:
1880–85; elast(ic) + -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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