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Better nuances are doubtless available via the Oxford English Dictionary, and in some cases of common usage they're probably almost interchangeable. But there is a real difference. I'd say resistance is more active and reluctance is more passive; i.e., in the case of resistance one is more likely to take some sort of action to register the desire not to do what's being asked; in the case of reluctance one may exhibit "symptoms" of not wanting to do what's being asked, or even express one's unwillingness verbally, but implicit in the word "reluctance" is that one is more likely to go ahead and do it anyway.
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What is the Difference between reluctance and resistivity?
Resistivity is the intrinsic property of a conductor, and it is independent of the size of that conductor. Resistance is an extrinsic property that makes it dependent upon the amount of the material that there is present.
What is reluctance and what is its symbol?
Reluctance is the opposition offered by a magnetic circuit to the formation of magnetic flux. The symbol for reluctance is R or Rm. Reluctance is measured in amperes per weber (A/Wb). Reluctance is equivalent to resistance in an electric circuit.
What describes resistance to movement to magnetic lines of force?
reluctance
What describes resistance to movement of magnetic lines of force?
reluctance
Difference between wrinkle free and wrinkle resistance?
Wrinkle free and wrinkle resistance sounds same but there is some difference .
What is the difference between on and off state resistance?
On Circuit Resistance = Close to the total load Resistance. Off Circuit Resistance = Near Infinitive High Resistance.
What is inverse of inductance?
reluctance, it is the resistance of a magnetic circuit to the establishment of a magnetic flux by a magnetomotive force.
What is difference between corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance?
corrosion resistance is resistant against chemicals oxidation resisstance is restant against oxigen
What is the difference between a resistance and a capacitor?
resistance refers to the resistance of flow of electric current wile a capacitor is an electric device that stores energy.
What is the difference between resistance and impotence?
There is a great difference between resistance and impotence. Impotence suggests helplessness but it can take great strength and ability to resist. The French Resistance during WW II did much damage to the Germans. They were an inferior position but definitely not helpless.
Why reluctance is dependet on magnetic flux?
It isn't. However, the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux will tell you what the reluctance happens to be for that particular ratio, in exactly the same way that resistance isn't dependent on current, but the ratio of voltage to current will tell us what the resistance happens to be for that particular ratio.
What is the difference between inertia and mass?
The difference between inertia and mass is that inertia is the resistance to move. And mass is the amount of matter that something is made of.
