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1. (n.) reluctance
the state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness; disinclination.
2. reluctance
the resistance to magnetic flux offered by a magnetic circuit.
Etymology: (1635–45)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) reluctance
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
2. (noun) reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition
a certain degree of unwillingness
"a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) reluctance
alt. of Reluctancy
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. reluctance
In a magnetic circuit or portion thereof, the resistance offered to the flow of lines of force. The magnetic circuit as has already been stated is treated like an electric circuit, and in it reluctance occupies the place of resistance in the electric circuit. It is the reciprocal of permeance. S. P. Thompson expresses the law thus:
Total number of magnetic lines = (magneto-motive force) / (magnetic reluctance)
Synonyms--Magnetic Reluctance-Magnetic Resistance.
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Sense: unwilling
He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery.; I don't understand his reluctance to go.
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 Afrikaans: onwilligheid |
 Arabic: تَرَدُّد |
 Bulgarian: неохота |
 Brazilian: relutância |
 Czech: váhání |
 German: das Widerstreben |
 Danish: uvilje |
 Greek: απροθυμία, δισταγμός |
 Spanish: renuencia |
 Estonian: tõrksus |
 Farsi: اکراه؛ بیزاری |
 Finnish: haluttomuus |
 French: répugnance |
 Hebrew: אִי רָצוֹן |
 Hindi: अनिच्छा |
 Croatian: nevoljkost, oklijevanje |
 Hungarian: vonakodás |
 Indonesian: keengganan |
 Icelandic: tregða |
 Italian: riluttanza |
 Japanese: 気が進まないこと |
 Korean: 마음이 내키지 않음 |
 Lithuanian: nenoras |
 Latvian: nevēlēšanās |
 Malay: keberatan |
 Dutch: onwilligheid |
 Norwegian: motvillighet, nøling |
 Polish: niechęć |
 Persian: اکراه؛ بیزاری |
 Pashto: بىميلى، مخالفت،مقاومت |
 Portuguese: relutância |
 Romanian: ezitare |
 Russian: нежелание |
 Slovak: váhanie, nechuť |
 Slovenian: upiranje |
 Serbian: oklevanje |
 Swedish: ovillighet, motvillighet |
 Thai: ความไม่เต็มใจ |
 Turkish: isteksizlik, gönülsüzlük |
 Taiwanese: 不情願 |
 Ukrainian: неохота, небажання |
 Urdu: نا پسند ید گی |
 Vietnamese: sự miễn cưỡng |
 Chinese: 不乐意 |
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