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capacitive coupling
the connection of two or more circuits by means of a capacitor. -
capacitive reactance
the opposition of capacitance to alternating current, equal to the reciprocal of the product of the angular frequency of the current times the capacitance. Symbol: X C. -
inductive reactance
the opposition of inductance to alternating current, equal to the product of the angular frequency of the current times the self-inductance. Symbol: X L. -
reactance
Electricity. the opposition of inductance and capacitance to alternating current, expressed in ohms: equal to the product of the sine of the angular phase difference between current and voltage and the ratio of the effective voltage to the effective current. Symbol: X. Compare capacitive reactance, inductive reactance. -
resistive
capable of or inclined to resistance; resisting.