elastance
/ɪˈlæstəns/
noun
- A measure of how much a system resists being stretched or expanded, especially in electricity or lung function.
- The elastance of the balloon increased as we blew more air into it.
- In electronics, elastance is the opposite of capacitance and is measured in darafs.
- Doctors measure lung elastance to check how stiff a patient's lungs are.
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