reactance

== English == === Etymology === From react + -ance. === Noun === reactance (countable and uncountable, plural reactances) (physics, electrics) 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 similar effect in magnetism. (psychology) An emotional reaction in direct contradiction to rules or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Cretacean, cancerate