hysteresis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.
2. (countable, uncountable) Magnetic friction in dynamos, by which every reversal of magnetism in the iron causes dissipation of energy.

Synonyms

delay

drag

holdout

lag

lagging

magnetic hysteresis

retarding

inertance

ageing

hysteresis effect

magnetic creeping

magnetic retardation

lag in phase

file over

hysteresis phenomenon

magnetic-lag

hysteretic lag

carry-over

hysteresis lag

Translations

Hysterese

hystérésis

histéresis

histerese

hystérèse

histèresi

isteresi

Verzögerung

délai

Verkehrsbehinderung

αργοπορία

καθυστέρηση

Hystérésis

Hysteresis

Etymology

Coined by Sir James Alfred Ewing from Ancient Greek ὑστέρησις (hustérēsis, “shortcoming”), from ὑστερέω (husteréō, “I am late, fall short”), from ὕστερος (hústeros, “later”).