Reluctance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

a certain degree of unwillingness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻlˈʌktəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈʌktəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈʌktəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻlˈʌktəns/.

Examples

a reluctance to commit himself
his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
after some hesitation he agreed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hesitation disinclination hesitancy indisposition

Parts of Speech

noun	(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
noun	a certain degree of unwillingness “a reluctance to commit himself”

Word Forms

reluctant	adjective	unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
hesitant	adjective	lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
hesitate	verb	pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
disincline	verb	make unwilling
indispose	verb	make unwilling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zurückhaltung

(Physik) Widerstand gegen magnetischen Fluss (analog zum elektrischen Widerstand)

🇫🇷French

réluctance

(physique) opposition au flux magnétique (analogue à la résistance électrique)

🇪🇸Spanish

reluctancia

(física) oposición al flujo magnético (análogo a la resistencia eléctrica)

🇮🇹Italian

riluttanza

(fisica) opposizione al flusso magnetico (analogo alla resistenza elettrica)

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenzin

(natuurkunde) weerstand tegen magnetische flux (analoog aan elektrische weerstand)

🇵🇹Portuguese

relutância

(física) oposição ao fluxo magnético (análogo à resistência elétrica)

🇷🇺Russian

нежелание

(физика) сопротивление магнитному потоку (аналог электрического сопротивления)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिच्छा

(भौतिकी) चुंबकीय प्रवाह का विरोध (विद्युत प्रतिरोध के अनुरूप)

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিচ্ছা

(পদার্থবিজ্ঞান) চৌম্বক প্রবাহের বিরোধিতা (বৈদ্যুতিক প্রতিরোধের অনুরূপ)

🇮🇳Tamil

தயக்கம்

(இயற்பியல்) காந்தப் பாய்ச்சலுக்கு எதிர்ப்பு (மின் எதிர்ப்புக்கு ஒப்பானது)

🇮🇳Telugu

అయిష్టత

(భౌతికశాస్త్రం) అయస్కాంత ప్రవాహానికి వ్యతిరేకత (విద్యుత్ నిరోధకతకు సారూప్యంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिच्छा

(भौतिकशास्त्र) चुंबकीय प्रवाहाला विरोध (विद्युत प्रतिकाराशी समानता)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિચ્છા

(ભૌતિકશાસ્ત્ર) ચુંબકીય પ્રવાહનો વિરોધ (ઇલેક્ટ્રિક પ્રતિકાર સમાન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಜರಿಕೆ

(ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಕಾಂತೀಯ ಹರಿವಿಗೆ ವಿರೋಧ (ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧಕ್ಕೆ ಸದೃಶ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിമുഖത

(ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രം) കാന്തിക പ്രവാഹത്തോടുള്ള എതിർപ്പ് (വൈദ്യുത പ്രതിരോധത്തിന് സമാനമാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਿਜਕ

(ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਚੁੰਬਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧ (ਬਿਜਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਰੋਧ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہچکچاہٹ

(طبیعیات) مقناطیسی بہاؤ کی مخالفت (برقی مزاحمت کے مشابہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不情愿

（物理学）与磁通量相反（类似于电阻）

🇯🇵Japanese

気が進まない

(物理) 磁束に対する反対 (電気抵抗に類似)

🇰🇷Korean

질색

(물리학) 자속 반대 (전기 저항과 유사)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự miễn cưỡng

(vật lý) sự phản đối từ thông (tương tự như điện trở)

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เต็มใจ

(ฟิสิกส์) การต่อต้านฟลักซ์แม่เหล็ก (คล้ายกับความต้านทานไฟฟ้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

keengganan

(Fisika) perlawanan terhadap fluks magnet (analog dengan hambatan listrik)

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aatubili

(physics) oposisyon sa magnetic flux (katulad ng electric resistance)

🇲🇾Malay

keengganan

(fizik) menentang fluks magnet (bersamaan dengan rintangan elektrik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التردد

(فيزياء) مقاومة التدفق المغناطيسي (مماثل للمقاومة الكهربائية)

🇮🇷Persian

بی میلی

(فیزیک) مخالفت با شار مغناطیسی (مشابه با مقاومت الکتریکی)

🇹🇷Turkish

isteksizlik

(fizik) manyetik akıya karşı direnç (elektrik direncine benzer)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי רָצוֹן

(פיסיקה) התנגדות לשטף מגנטי (אנלוגי להתנגדות חשמלית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'reluctance'?

The primary meaning of 'reluctance' is '(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)'.

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Using 'reluctance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reluctance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reluctance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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