Found 3 items, similar to Reluctance.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: reluctance keengganan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: reluctance reluctance n 1: (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) 2: a certain degree of unwillingness; “a reluctance to commit himself”; “after some hesitation he agreed” [syn: hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Reluctance Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy \Re*luc"tan*cy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See Reluctant.] 1. 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. Syn: Syn. See Dislike. [1913 Webster] He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]