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Impedance
Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
impeding
; that which
impedes
; a hindrance.
●
In Physics:
A
measure
of the
opposition
to the
flow
of an
alternating current
in a
circuit
; the
aggregation
of its
resistance
, and
inductive
and
capacitive
reactances
; the
ratio
of
voltage
to current
treated
as
complex
quantities.
●
In Physics:
A
quantity
analogous
to
electrical
impedance
in some other energy domain
a
measure
of
opposition
to
motion
of something
subjected
to a
force
; the
ratio
of
force
to
velocity
treated
as
complex
quantities.
the
ratio
of
sound
pressure
to
volume
flow
rate
treated
as
complex
quantities.
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Origin
impedance
English
-ance
English
impede
English
impedire
Latin
pes
Latin
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Etym
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