Inductance vs. Reactance — What's the Difference?

Inductance is the tendency of an electrical conductor to oppose a change in the electric current flowing through it. The flow of electric current creates a magnetic field around the conductor.

Opposition to the flow of alternating current caused by the inductance and capacitance in a circuit rather than by resistance.

The property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it as the result of a changing magnetic flux.

The opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance. Symbol: X.

A circuit element, typically a conducting coil, in which electromotive force is generated by electromagnetic induction.

A similar effect in magnetism.

(physics) The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.

(psychology) An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms.

The quantity of the resulting electromagnetic flux divided by the current that produces it, measured in henries (SI symbol: H.)

The influence of a coil of wire upon an alternating current passing through it, tending to choke or diminish the current, or the similar influence of a condenser; inductive resistance. Reactance is measured in ohms. The reactance of a circuit is equal to the component of the impressed electro-motive force at right angles to the current divided by the current, that is, the component of the impedance due to the self-inductance or capacity of the circuit.

Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.

Opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)

(physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current

An electrical device that introduces inductance into a circuit