reluctance
[ ri-luhk-tuh ns ]
/ rɪˈlʌk təns /
noun
unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
Electricity. the resistance to magnetic flux offered by a magnetic circuit, determined by the permeability and arrangement of the materials of the circuit.
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Sometimes re·luc·tan·cy.
Origin of reluctance
First recorded in 1635–45; reluct(ant) + -ance
OTHER WORDS FROM reluctance
pre·re·luc·tance, nounWords nearby reluctance
relocate, relocation costs, relocator, relucent, reluct, reluctance, reluctant, reluctate, reluctivity, relume, relumine
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Example sentences from the Web for reluctancy
But oh, with what reluctancy did I feel myself obliged to consume time in sleep!
The Palm Tree Blessing|W. E. ShepardOr he may deprive himself of some lesser advantages in life by his reluctancy in putting himself forward.
The two men bowed, Richard with reluctancy, the Captain with easy bonhomie.
The Black Moth|Georgette HeyerHiding his reluctancy, Cooper left his seat and advanced toward the doorway.
The Substitute Prisoner|Max Marcin
British Dictionary definitions for reluctancy
reluctance
less commonly reluctancy
/ (rɪˈlʌktəns) /
noun
lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination
physics a measure of the resistance of a closed magnetic circuit to a magnetic flux, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux
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