reluctance
[ ri-luhk-tuh ns ]
/ rɪˈlʌk təns /
noun
unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
Electricity.
the resistance to magnetic flux offered by a magnetic circuit, determined by the permeability and arrangement of the materials of the circuit.
Sometimes
re·luc·tan·cy.
Origin of reluctance
First recorded in 1635–45;
reluct(ant) +
-ance
OTHER WORDS FROM reluctance
pre·re·luc·tance, nounWords nearby reluctance
relocate,
relocation costs,
relocator,
relucent,
reluct,
reluctance,
reluctant,
reluctate,
reluctivity,
relume,
relumine
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British Dictionary definitions for reluctance
reluctance
less commonly reluctancy
/ (rɪˈlʌktəns) /
noun
lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination
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