Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inductance \In*duc"tance\, n. (Elec.)
   Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.

   Note: The unit of inductance is the henry.

Source : WordNet®

inductance
     n 1: (physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an
          electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of
          current [syn: {induction}]
     2: an electrical device that introduces inductance into a
        circuit [syn: {inductor}]