re·luc·tance (r -l k t ns) also re·luc·tan·cy (-tn-s )n. 1. The state of being reluctant; unwillingness. 2. Physics A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance. |
reluctance [rɪˈlʌktəns] less commonly, reluctancy
n
1. lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a measure of the resistance of a closed magnetic circuit to a magnetic flux, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux
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| Noun | 1. |  reluctance - (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity |
| 2. | reluctance - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" sloth, slothfulness - a disinclination to work or exert yourself involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton" |
reluctance
noun unwillingness, dislike, loathing, distaste, aversion, backwardness, hesitancy, disinclination, repugnance, indisposition, disrelish a reluctance to give official approval to the idea
Translations
reluctance [rɪˈlʌktəns] N → reticencia f, renuencia f (frm)
her reluctance to allow it was understandable → era comprensible que se mostrase reacia or reticente a permitirlo → su reticencia or (frm)renuencia a permitirlo era comprensible
to show reluctance (to do sth) → mostrarse reacio or reticente or (frm)renuente(a hacer algo), mostrar reticencia or (frm)renuencia(a hacer algo)
with reluctance → con reticencia, a regañadientes
to make a show of reluctance → aparentar reticencia, aparentar estar reticente
her reluctance to allow it was understandable → era comprensible que se mostrase reacia or reticente a permitirlo → su reticencia or (frm)renuencia a permitirlo era comprensible
to show reluctance (to do sth) → mostrarse reacio or reticente or (frm)renuente(a hacer algo), mostrar reticencia or (frm)renuencia(a hacer algo)
with reluctance → con reticencia, a regañadientes
to make a show of reluctance → aparentar reticencia, aparentar estar reticente
reluctance
n
→ Widerwillen m, → Abneigung f; to do something with reluctance → etw widerwillig or ungern tun; to make a show of reluctance → sich widerwillig geben
(Phys) → magnetischer Widerstand
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