reluctance

• Существительное, которое может обозначать степень нежелания или нерешительности, а в физике — сопротивление магнитному потоку (аналог электрического сопротивления).

A noun that can refer to a degree of unwillingness or hesitation, or in physics, the opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance).

uncountable

1. UnwillingnessB2formal

   A feeling of hesitation or lack of enthusiasm to do something.

   Нежелание

   • She showed reluctance to join the new project.
   • His reluctance to speak up was obvious during the meeting.
   • There was a general reluctance to accept the changes.

   Synonymsdisinclinationhesitationmisgivingresistancereticenceunwillingness

   Antonymseagernessenthusiasmreadinesswillingness

2. Magnetic reluctanceC2formalscientific

   A measure of the opposition that a material offers to the flow of magnetic flux, analogous to electrical resistance.

   Магнитное сопротивление

   • The core material has high magnetic reluctance.
   • Engineers calculate reluctance to design efficient transformers.
   • Reluctance depends on the length and cross-sectional area of the magnetic path.