susceptance

noun

sus·​cep·​tance

səˈseptən(t)s

plural -s

: the ratio of the effective current to the effective electromotive force in an alternating-current circuit multiplied by the sine of the phase difference between current and electromotive force

Word History

Etymology

susceptibility + -ance (as in conductance)

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