self-induction definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1865 induction of an electromotive force in a circuit by a varying current in the same circuit

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Electr. the production of an electromotive force in a circuit when the current in that circuit is varied. Derivatives: self-inductive adj.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Self-induction Self`-in*duc"tion, n. (Elec.) Induction in a circuit due to the action of one portion of a current upon an adjacent portion during periods of varying current strength. The nature of the induction is such as to oppose the action which produces it.