Found 2 items, similar to Hysteresis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hysteresis
hysteresis
n : the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the
phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a
ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic
field
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hysteresis
Hysteresis
\Hys`te*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to be behind, to
lag.] (Physics)
A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces
acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or
internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a
condition previously induced, observed in magnetism,
thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.
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