noun
- a unit of electrical inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The inductor has a value of 50 millihenries.
- Engineers measured the coil’s inductance in millihenries.
- The circuit requires an inductor rated at 10 millihenries.
- Small inductors are typically measured in millihenries rather than henries.
- The transformer’s primary winding showed an inductance of 25 millihenries.