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elastance

noun

Etymology

* From elastic + -ance. * (physics): Coined by Oliver Heaviside. There is a force–voltage electromechanical analogy in which capacitance corresponds to the inverse of a spring constant; the smaller the spring constant, the more “elastic” (yielding, flexible) the spring is.

  1. derived from ἐλαστός
  2. derived from elasticus
  3. borrowed from élastique
  4. suffixed as elastance — “elastic + ance”

Definitions

  1. An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.

  2. The inverse of compliance.

  3. A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity…

    A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA