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reluctance

 
Dictionary: re·luc·tance   (rĭ-lŭk'təns) pronunciation also re·luc·tan·cy
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(-tən-sē)
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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noun

    The state of not being disposed or inclined: averseness, disinclination, indisposition, unwillingness. See willing/unwilling.

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Definition: unwillingness
Antonyms: eagerness, willingness

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Resistance to the flow of magnetic lines of force.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

Meaning #2: a certain degree of unwillingness
  Synonyms: hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition

 
 

 

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