elastance

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elastance

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* From elastic + -ance.

* (physics): Coined by Oliver Heaviside. There is a force–voltage electromechanical analogy in which capacitance corresponds to the inverse of a spring constant; the smaller the spring constant, the more “elastic” (yielding, flexible) the spring is.

noun elastances

countable, uncountable An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.
countable, uncountable The inverse of compliance.
countable, uncountable A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards.
Opposite: compliance

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@misc{elastance_2026,
  title = {elastance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elastance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}