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ADMITTANCE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measurements of Electricity
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
DEF

The property of a circuit or device which denotes the ease with which an alternating current can flow through it; it is the reciprocal of impedance (Z).

OBS

admittance: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
  • Électrotechnique
  • Électronique
DEF

Grandeur électrique servant à quantifier l'aptitude d'un dipôle à admettre un courant alternatif, c'est-à-dire l'inverse de l'impédance (Z).

OBS

admittance : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medida de la electricidad
  • Electrotecnia
  • Electrónica
DEF

Relación entre la intensidad y la tensión de una corriente alterna, que se obtiene dividiendo la primera por la segunda y que caracteriza la facilidad con que dicha corriente atraviesa el conductor o circuito.

OBS

Es lo contrario de la impedancia.

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Record 2 2001-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

In a crystal structure, substitution of a trace element for a common element of higher valence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

[Substitution dans laquelle] l'élément en trace possède une «valence inférieure» à celle de l'élément majeur.

Spanish

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