reluctivity

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A measure of the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field within it, equal to the ratio of the intensity of the magnetic field to the magnetic induction of the material.

[Blend of reluct(ance) and (conduct)ivity.]

reluctivity [ˌrɛlʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ]

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(Physics / General Physics) Physics a specific or relative reluctance of a magnetic material

[reluct + -ivity on the model of conductivity]

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reluctivity - (physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it

physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions

natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

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