impedance
im·pe·dance
noun
1.
a material''s opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Origin
From impede + -ance. In sense 2 and sense 3 it was coined by English mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1886.
Phrases
- acoustic impedance
- characteristic impedance
- electrical impedance tomography
- image impedance
- impedance coil
- impedance mismatch
- impedance of free space
- impedance plethysmography
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