ferroresonance
Electricity
noun
A type of resonance in which there is an interaction between a non-linear inductance (typically, that of an iron-core component) and the capacitance of a circuit.
Origin
1920s. After French ferro-résonance; the phenomenon is so called because it was first observed in iron-sheathed cables.
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