SELF-INDUCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-induction mean? 

• SELF-INDUCTION (noun)
  The noun SELF-INDUCTION has 1 sense:

1. generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries

  Familiarity information: SELF-INDUCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-INDUCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("self-induction" is a kind of...):

inductance; induction (an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)