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reluctance

/rɪˈlʌktəns/

Translations

reluctancenoun

reluctances

Her reluctance to join the team was evident.

Ее нежелание присоединиться к команде было очевидным.

There was a lot of reluctance from the community to accept the new policy.

Было много сопротивления со стороны сообщества принять новую политику.

Additional translations

Synonyms

reluctanceadjective

more reluctance

Comp.

most reluctance

Super.

/rɪˈlʌktəns/

Used attributively before another noun, especially in engineering contexts (e.g., "reluctance motor").

reluctancenoun

The state of being unwilling or hesitant to do something.

Her reluctance to join the team was evident in her body language.

A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit, analogous to electrical resistance in a circuit.

The engineer calculated the reluctance of the magnetic core to ensure efficient operation of the transformer.

reluctanceadjective

Relating to or involving magnetic reluctance, used attributively before another noun.

The engineers installed a new reluctance motor in the prototype vehicle.