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coercivity

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co⋅er⋅civ⋅i⋅ty

  [koh-er-siv-i-tee]
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–noun Electricity.
the magnetic intensity needed to reduce to zero the magnetic flux density of a fully magnetized magnetic specimen or to demagnetize a magnet.
Also called coercive force.

Origin:
1895–1900; coercive + -ity
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co·er·civ·i·ty   (kō'ər-sĭv'ĭ-tē)   
n.  The intensity of the magnetic field needed to reduce the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material to zero after it has reached saturation.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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