antiresonance

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noun

the condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.

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Meanings

nounantiresonance (plural antiresonances)

plural antiresonances

  1. natural sciencesthe condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.

Origin

From anti- + resonance.

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Translations

Irish frithshondas
  • frithshondasthe condition in which impedance approaches infinity
Portuguese antirressonância
  • antirressonânciathe condition in which impedance approaches infinity
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APA

antiresonance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiresonance

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiresonance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiresonance.

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