reluctance
/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Our new dog shows reluctance to go on walks, preferring to be indoors."
- "No more be mention’d then of violence / Against our selves, and wilful barrenness, / That cuts us off fom hope, and favours onely / Rancor and pride, impatience and despite, / Reluctance against God and his just yoke / Laid on our Necks."
- "That is to say, the total number of ampere-hours, including the drop of gilbertage, due to magnetic flux traversing the reluctance of the circuit, must be equal to zero."
Etymology
Etymology tree English reluct Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English reluctance From reluct + -ance. From Latin relū̆ctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”) + -ance, from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
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reluctance cartridge
reluctance motor