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English Dictionary: reluctance	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for reluctance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reluctance n (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" Synonym(s): reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\, n. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reluctance \Reluc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy \Reluc"tancy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See {Reluctant}.] The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against. [bd]Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance* to the action.[b8] --Dryden. He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir W. Scott. Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden. Syn: Syn. See {Dislike}.