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reluctance

 
(rĭ-lŭk'təns) pronunciation also re·luc·tan·cy (-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.


 
 
Related topics:
hesitancy
keenness
willingness

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