reluctivity

[ rel-uh k-tiv-i-tee ]
/ ˌrɛl əkˈtɪv ɪ ti /

noun Electricity.

the tendency of a magnetic circuit to conduct magnetic flux, equal to the reciprocal of the permeability of the circuit.

Origin of reluctivity

First recorded in 1885–90; reluct + -ive + -ity

Words nearby reluctivity

relucent, reluct, reluctance, reluctant, reluctate, reluctivity, relume, relumine, rely, rem, rem sleep

British Dictionary definitions for reluctivity

reluctivity
/ (ˌrɛlʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

physics a specific or relative reluctance of a magnetic material

Word Origin for reluctivity

C19: reluct + -ivity on the model of conductivity