different between inductor vs inductances

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin inductor, from Latin induco.

Noun

inductor (plural inductors)

1. (physics) a passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit

   Synonym: coil

2. (medicine) an evocator or an organizer

Related terms

• inductance

Translations

See also

• resistor
• capacitor

Latin

Etymology

From ind?c? (“lead, bring in”) +? -tor (“-er”, agent suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in?duk.tor/, [?n??d??kt??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in?duk.tor/, [in??d?ukt??r]

Noun

inductor m (genitive induct?ris); third declension

1. one who stirs up or rouses one, a chastiser, scourger

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

• inductor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inductor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• inductor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Romanian

Etymology

From French inducteur.

Noun

inductor n (plural inductori)

1. inductor

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin inductor, from Latin induco.

Adjective

inductor (feminine inductora, masculine plural inductores, feminine plural inductoras)

1. inducing

Noun

inductor m (plural inductores)

1. inductor

Related terms

• inducir

English

Noun

inductances

1. plural of inductance