elastance

/IH0 L AE1 S T AH0 N S/
noun
  1. 1

    (medicine) A measurement of the tendency of the lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder or other cavity to recoil inwards.

  2. 2

    (physics) An electrical property that is the inverse of capacitance.

  3. 3

    (mechanics) The inverse of compliance.

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