reluctance
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Unwillingness to do something.
- (countable, uncountable) Hesitancy in taking some action.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) Defiance, disobedience.
- (countable, uncountable) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.
Synonyms
reluctancy
lingering affection
out of necessity
magnetic resistance
magnetic reluctance
magneto resistance
magnetic drag
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Translations
riluttanza
Abneigung
relutância
réticence
tegenzin
renuenciaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/
Etymology
From reluct + -ance.
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