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reluctance definition
re·luc·tance (ri luk′təns)
noun
- the fact or state of being reluctant; unwillingness
- Rare opposition; revolt
- Elec. the resistance offered to magnetic flux by a magnetic circuit, equal to the magnetomotive force divided by the magnetic flux: similar to the resistance in an electric circuit
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