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Alt. of Reluctancy

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  1. n. Alt. of Reluctancy
  2. n. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
  3. n. a certain degree of unwillingness
  4. 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. "Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action." 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. See Dislike.
  5. n:100 n. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) n. a certain degree of unwillingness