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inductive

inductive

1 8.1
Related to electrical coils that resist changes in current
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈdʌktɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inductivo
  • The inductive coupling KL also shows clear differences for the different designs.
  • inductive coupling
  • inductive noise
  • inductive sensors

So we get some inductive overlay back and forth, some inductive coupling that they call it.

Examples

  • That's an inductive charging plate.

    Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

  • You know, the Bolt has a little thing that you put a cell, one of these inductive charging phones in.

  • So it starts to look inductive once I get above resonance, right?

  • OK, so it's a just for those of you who care, the device itself uses an inductive type digitizer.

  • The dock also uses inductive charging to refresh power without cables when the iPad is secured.

    Blog text (30)

  • Such techniques reduce the inductive noise impact by reducing the effective loop inductance associated with the signal/return structure.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In addition to capacitive coupling noise, inductive noise effects were also observed during hardware testing of the G4 processor.

    Academic text (1999)

  • On the basis of this early work, IBM pioneered the use of thin-film inductive heads for disk-drive products in 1979.

    Academic text (1998)

  • IFM Efector Inc., Exton, PA: The company's inductive proximity sensors are designed for mobile machines that are used in off-road applications.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The new device allows for inductive charging, enabling users to power their phones wirelessly.

Synonyms

self-induced
vsinductive
  • Specialized
8.8

Made inside a device by its own changing electric current

is caused by inductance in circuits rather than by the device alone

Compounds

inductive reasoning
  • Specialized
1 6.2

To form a general idea from many small facts

Surface Forms

inductive positive

Morphology

inductive = induce (semi-transparent) = induct + ive

Formally derived from the same root as 'induce/induction', but the electrical meaning ('arising from inductance') is a specialized technical sense not obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Inductive in electricity also comes from Latin in- 'into' and ducere 'to lead'. Think of one coil 'leading' or 'bringing' electric effect into another without wires, so inductive describes effects caused by that transfer.