reluctance

re·luc·tance

 (rĭ-lŭk′təns) also re·luc·tan·cy (-tən-sē)

n.

1. The state of being reluctant; unwillingness.

2. Physics A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.

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reluctance

(rɪˈlʌktəns) or less commonly

reluctancy

n

1. lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination

2. (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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re•luc•tance

(rɪˈlʌk təns)

also re•luc′tan•cy,

n.

1. the state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness; disinclination.

2. the resistance to magnetic flux offered by a magnetic circuit.

[1635–45]

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Thesaurus

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" disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition 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"

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reluctance

noun unwillingness, dislike, loathing, distaste, aversion, backwardness, hesitancy, disinclination, repugnance, indisposition, disrelish a reluctance to give official approval to the idea

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reluctance

noun

The state of not being disposed or inclined:

averseness, disinclination, indisposition, unwillingness.

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Translations

تَرَدُّد

váhání

uvilje

Widerstreben

renuencia

haluttomuus

répugnance

tregîa

riluttanza

magnetische weerstandtegenzin

motvillighet

relutância

нежеланиенеохота

odpor

gönülsüzlükisteksizlik

不乐意

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

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reluctance

[rɪˈlʌktəns] n → répugnance f
reluctance to do sth → répugnance à faire qch

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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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reluctance

[rɪˈlʌkt/əns] n → riluttanza

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reluctant

(rəˈlaktənt) adjective

unwilling. He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery. onwillig مُمانِع، غَيْر راغِب неохотен relutante zdráhavý widerstrebend uvillig διστακτικός, απρόθυμοςrenuente, reacio tõrges بی میل haluton peu disposé à אֵינוֹ מְגָלֶה רצוֹן अनिच्छुक nesklon, protiv volje vonakodó enggan tregur, ófús riluttante いやいやの 마음이 내키지 않는 nenorintis Viņš nevēlējās. berat hati onwillig mot-/uvillig, nølendeniechętny بى ميله، بىميلى، مخالفت، مقاومت relutante şovăitor, ezitant неохотный zdráhavý, neochotný nenaklonjen nerad ovillig, motvillig ไม่เต็มใจ isteksiz, gönülsüz 不情願的 неохочий نا رضامند miễn cưỡng 不愿意的

reˈluctantly adverb

onwillig بِتَرَدُّد неохотно relutantemente neochotně widerstrebend uvilligt απρόθυμα reaciamente, renuentemente tõrksalt با بی میلی vastahakoisesti à contrecœur בְּאִי רָצוֹן अनिच्छा से nerado, protiv volje vonakodva dengan enggan ófúslega, treglega controvoglia いやいや 마지못해 nenoriai negribīgi, nelabprāt dengan berat hati onwilligmotvillig, nølendeniechętnie په بى ميلى relutantemente şovăitor, ezitant неохотно zdráhavo nenaklonjeno nerado ovilligt, motvilligt ซึ่งไม่เต็มใจ isteksizce, gönülsüzce 不情願地 неохоче بے دلی سے miễn cưỡng 不乐意地

reˈluctance noun

I don't understand his reluctance to go. onwilligheid تَرَدُّد неохота relutância váhání das Widerstreben uvilje απροθυμία, δισταγμόςrenuencia tõrksus اکراه؛ بیزاری haluttomuus répugnance אִי רָצוֹן अनिच्छा nevoljkost, oklijevanje vonakodás keengganan tregða riluttanza 気が進まないこと 마음이 내키지 않음 nenoras nevēlēšanās keberatan onwilligheid motvillighet, nølingniechęć بىميلى، مخالفت،مقاومت relutância ezitare нежелание váhanie, nechuť upiranje oklevanje ovillighet, motvillighet ความไม่เต็มใจ isteksizlik, gönülsüzlük 不情願 неохота, небажання نا پسند ید گی sự miễn cưỡng 不乐意

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reluctance

n. renuencia, aversión, disgusto.

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