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/i las"teuhns/, n. Elect.the reciprocal of capacitance.[1880-85; ELAST(IC) + -ANCE]
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elastance unit — noun the reciprocal of capacitance • Hypernyms: ↑electromagnetic unit, ↑emu • Hyponyms: ↑daraf … Useful english dictionary
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