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IMPEDANCE TRIANGLE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
DEF

A diagram consisting of a right triangle [of which] the sides are proportional to the resistance and reactance in alternate current circuit, with the hypotenuse representing the impedance.

OBS

impedance triangle: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
  • Électrotechnique
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
OBS

triangle d'impédance : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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