Reluctance

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  • noun. The state of being reluctant; unwillingness.
  • noun. A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In electricity, the resistance to magnetic flux: the reciprocal of permeance. The unit of reluctance is the oersted, which is the reluctance of a magnetic circuit in which a unit of magnetomotive force will produce unit flux.
  • noun. The state of being reluctant; aversion; repugnance; unwillingness: often followed by to, sometimes by against.
  • noun. Synonyms Hatred, Dislike (see antipathy), backwardness, disinclination. See list under aversion.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Unwillingness to do something.
  • noun. Hesitancy in taking some action.
  • noun. That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a certain degree of unwillingness
  • noun. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
    • Word Usage
    "A year ago Levin was critical of what he called the reluctance of the Obama administration to take on Wall Street, saying: "Some of the people around the president needed to be given a push.""
    Equivalent
    reluctancy  
    Form
    reluctance motor  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    electrical phenomenon  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    inductance  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aversion  dismay  hesitation  misgiving  nervousness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    antipathy  averseness  aversion  backwardness  capacitive reactance  
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