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Reluctance

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Noun

1. reluctance

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

2. disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance

a certain degree of unwillingness

Example Sentences:
'a reluctance to commit himself'
'his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition'
'after some hesitation he agreed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Reluctance

see synonyms of reluctance
noun
1. 
lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination
2. physics
a measure of the resistance of a closed magnetic circuit to a magnetic flux, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux

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Reluctance

see synonyms of reluctance
noun
1. 
the fact or state of being reluctant; unwillingness
2.  Rare
opposition; revolt
3.  Electricity
the resistance offered to magnetic flux by a magnetic circuit, equal to the magnetomotive force divided by the magnetic flux: similar to the resistance in an electric circuit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Reluctance

see synonyms of reluctance
n.
1. The state of being reluctant; unwillingness.
2. Physics A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.

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