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Definition of impedance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

impedance

noun

/ɪmˈpiːdns/

/ɪmˈpiːdns/

[uncountable] (physics)

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a measurement of the total resistance of a piece of electrical equipment, etc. to the flow of an alternating current

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