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121her|it|ance — «HEHR uh tuhns», noun. = inheritance. (Cf. ↑inheritance) ╂[< Old French heritance < heriter; see etym. under heritage (Cf. ↑heritage)] …
122im|bal|ance — «ihm BAL uhns», noun. 1. lack of balance: »The trade imbalance and the drain of gold and hard currency reserves have lessened (New York Times). 2. a lack of muscular or functional balance of the eyes or the endocrine glands …
123im|ped|ance — «ihm PEE duhns», noun. 1. Electricity. a) the apparent resistance in an alternating current circuit, made up of two components, reactance and true or ohmic resistance. b) the square root of the sum of the squares of the true resistance and the… …
124in|duct|ance — «ihn DUHK tuhns», noun. 1. a) the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it or in a nearby circuit. The tuner of a radio varies the inductance of its coils. b) a circuit or a device having this property. 2.… …
125in|her|it|ance — «ihn HEHR uh tuhns», noun. 1. the act of inheriting: »He received his house by inheritance from an aunt. 2. the right of inheriting. 3. anything inherited: »The house was his inheritance. Good health is a fine inheritance from one s parents. Her… …
126in|ob|serv|ance — «IHN uhb ZUR vuhns», noun. 1. inattention; heedlessness. 2. neglect or failure to observe a law, custom, promise, or other obligation; nonobservance: »inobservance of the Sabbath …
127in|sou|ci|ance — «ihn SOO see uhns», noun. freedom from care or anxiety; carefree feeling: »The letter…suggests in its air of gay insouciance something of their mutual sympathy and complete understanding (Atlantic). SYNONYM(S): indifference, unconcern …
128in|sur|ance — «ihn SHUR uhns», noun. 1. the act or process of insuring property, person, or life. Fire insurance, burglary insurance, accident insurance, life insurance, and health insurance are some of the many kinds. 2. a) the business of insuring property,… …
