| Pronunciation: | | ri'luktuns
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- [n] a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
- [n] (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
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RELUCTANCE is a 10 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition |
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| | See Also: | | electrical phenomenon, sloth, slothfulness, unwillingness |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Re*luc"tance\, n. (Elec.)
Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of
magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
\Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy
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