Like resistance is when there is hindrance towards the motion of electrons in an object. Then on similar lines what is inductance?
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Think of inductance as momentum.
The heavier an object, the more momentum it has, the slower it accelerates when pushed on by a force (it resists changes in velocity).
The more inductance a circuit has, the more it resists changes in current.
To bring another analogy (not related to pipes, or water flow). A circuit with a resistor, a capacitor and an inductor connected in series obeys *exactly* the same mathematics as a mass connected to a spring/dampener.
The inductance is mass. The capacitance is the spring stiffness and the resistance is the dampener coefficient.
The the amount of charge built up in the capacitor is equivalent to the displacement of the mass from the equilibrium position of the spring.
The current in the circuit is equivalent to the velocity of the mass.
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