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 Definitions of hysteresis  [ˌhɪs təˈri sɪs]  

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Definition of 'hysteresis' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) hysteresis
a lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in forces, esp. magnetic forces, acting upon it.

Etymology:  (1795–1805; < Gk hystérēsis deficiency, state of being behind or late =hysterē-, var. s. of hystereîn to come late, lag behind, v. der. of hýsteros coming behind +-sis -sis)

Definition of 'hysteresis' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) hysteresis
the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field


Definition of 'hysteresis' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) hysteresis
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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