reluctance
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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.
reluctance
(rɪˈlʌktəns) or less commonlyreluctancy
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
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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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
reluctance
nounThe state of not being disposed or inclined:
Translations
تَرَدُّد
váhání
uvilje
haluttomuus
tregîa
magnetische weerstandtegenzin
odpor
gönülsüzlükisteksizlik
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
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
reluctant
(rəˈlaktənt) adjective unwilling. He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery.
reˈluctantly adverbreˈluctance noun
I don't understand his reluctance to go.
reluctance
n. renuencia, aversión, disgusto.