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Hysteretic

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hys·ter·e·sis  (hst-rss)
n. pl. hys·ter·e·ses (-sz)
The lagging of an effect behind its cause, as when the change in magnetism of a body lags behind changes in the magnetic field.

[Greek hustersis, a shortcoming, from husterein, to come late, from husteros, late; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]

hyster·etic (-rtk) adj.

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Modulus and hardness increase monotonically with increasing crosslink density, and the material becomes more elastic; or stated alternatively, less hysteretic.
During DNAPL migration, hysteretic capillary forces cause retention of a portion of the liquid within the pores as discontinuous globules or ganglia [Lenhard et al.
This hysteretic force is assumed to result from induced distortion in the edge geometry after rotation.
 
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