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REACTANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measurements of Electricity
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reactance
1, record 1, English, reactance
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the opposition that an inductor or capacitor offers to the flow of an alternating current. 2, record 1, English, - reactance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is measured in ohms. 2, record 1, English, - reactance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
reactance: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - reactance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures de grandeurs électriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réactance
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9actance
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un circuit électrique, la réactance représente l'opposition que l'inductance et la capacité offrent au passage du courant alternatif d'une fréquence donnée [...] : la réactance modifie l'intensité du courant et introduit des déphasages entre le courant et la tension. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9actance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réactance : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9actance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medida de la electricidad
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reactancia
1, record 1, Spanish, reactancia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resistencia aparente que se ha de sumar a la resistencia de un circuito de corriente alterna para determinar su impedancia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - reactancia
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-03-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reactance 1, record 2, English, reactance
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An aversive state that results when a free behavior is eliminated or is threatened with elimination. The result of reactance is that the threatened or eliminated alternative gains in importance and the person becomes highly motivated to perform the threatened response. 1, record 2, English, - reactance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réactance
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9actance
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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