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hysteresis |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hysteresis \Hys`te*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? to be behind, to lag.] (Physics) A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously induced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.
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