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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Self-induction

· Self·-in·duc·tion · IPA
01 n. Induction in a circuit due to the action of one portion of a current upon an adjacent portion during periods of varying current strength. T…
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    Induction in a circuit due to the action of one portion of a current upon an adjacent portion during periods of varying current strength. The nature of the induction is such as to oppose the action which produces it.(Elec.)