impedance
[ɪmˈpiːdn̩s]noun
High School
1
The act of impeding; that which impedes; a hindrance.
2
A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.
3
a measure of opposition to motion of something subjected to a force; the ratio of force to velocity treated as complex quantities.
4
the ratio of sound pressure to volume flow rate treated as complex quantities.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing