Reluctance vs. Reluctancy — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Reluctance or Reluctancy
How to spell Reluctance?
Reluctance
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Reluctancy
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Reluctance Definitions
The state of being reluctant; unwillingness.
(Physics) A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.
Unwillingness to do something.
Our new dog shows reluctance to go on walks, preferring to be indoors.
Hesitancy in taking some action.
(physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.
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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.
He had some reluctance to obey the summons.
Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancyHer helpless innocence I doom to die.
Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
A certain degree of unwillingness;
A reluctance to commit himself
After some hesitation he agreed
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