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reluctance |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\, n. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy \Re*luc"tan*cy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See {Reluctant}.] The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun formerly sometimes by against. ``Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action.'' --Dryden. He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir W. Scott. Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden. Syn: Syn. See {Dislike}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reluctance n 1: (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) 2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {hesitancy}, {hesitation}, {disinclination}, {indisposition}]
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