reciprocal impedance

  • 71Y (luminance) — A&V • The luminance (brightness) portion of a video signal, especially component video. The formula for deriving & from the red, green, and blue signals is 0.30 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B. • Admittance, which is the reciprocal of impedance, the ease… …

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  • 72admittance — /ədˈmɪtns/ (say uhd mitns) noun 1. permission to enter; the power or right of entrance: admittance into the church. 2. the act of admitting. 3. actual entrance. 4. Electricity the reciprocal of impedance …

  • 73conductance — /kənˈdʌktəns / (say kuhn duktuhns) noun the conducting power of a conductor being the reciprocal of resistance for direct current and the resistance divided by the square of impedance for alternating currents; the derived SI unit of conductance… …

  • 74admittance — [ad mit′ ns, ədmit′ ns] n. 1. an admitting or being admitted 2. permission or right to enter 3. Elec. the ratio of effective current to effective voltage in a circuit carrying an alternating current; the reciprocal of impedance, measured in… …

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  • 75resistance — [ri zis′təns] n. [ME < MFr resistence < LL resistentia] 1. the act of resisting, opposing, withstanding, etc. 2. power or capacity to resist; specif., the ability of an organism to ward off disease 3. opposition of some force, thing, etc.… …

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  • 76admittance — n. 1 the right or process of admitting or being admitted, usu. to a place (no admittance except on business). 2 Electr. the reciprocal of impedance. Usage: A more formal and technical word than admission …

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  • 77ad|mit|tance — «ad MIHT uhns», noun. 1. the right to enter; permission to enter: »There is no admittance to the park after dark. She had admittance to all the theaters free of charge. No admittance except on business! 2. the act of admitting: »our admittance by …

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