impedance
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See also: impédance
English
Etymology
impede + -ance. In sense 2 and sense 3 it was coined by English mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1886.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpiːdn̩s/
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Noun
impedance (countable and uncountable, plural impedances)
- The act of impeding; that which impedes; a hindrance.
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- (physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.
- (physics) A quantity analogous to electrical impedance in some other energy domain
Usage notes
Impedance is universally given the symbol Z in technical works which is often used as a synonym for the word even in running text.
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Translations
physics, measure of opposition to flow of current
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