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noun Physics.
1.
the lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, especially magnetic forces, affecting it. Compare magnetic hysteresis.
2.
the phenomenon exhibited by a system, often a ferromagnetic or imperfectly elastic material, in which the reaction of the system to changes is dependent upon its past reactions to change.
Origin:
1795–1805; < Greek hystérēsis deficiency, state of being behind or late, hence inferior, equivalent to hysterē-, variant stem of hystereîn to come late, lag behind, verbal derivative of hýsteros coming behind + -sis -sis
1795–1805; < Greek hystérēsis deficiency, state of being behind or late, hence inferior, equivalent to hysterē-, variant stem of hystereîn to come late, lag behind, verbal derivative of hýsteros coming behind + -sis -sis
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hys·ter·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Hysteresis
is always a great word to know.
So is interaction. Does it mean:
| the direct effect that one kind of particle has on another in inducing the emission or absorption of one particle by another |
| the property of a fluid that resists the force tending to cause the fluid to flow; the measure of the extent to which a fluid possesses this property |
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hysteresis hys·ter·e·sis (hĭs'tə-rē'sĭs)
n. pl. hys·ter·e·ses (-sēz)
The lagging of an effect behind its cause, as when the change in magnetism of a body lags behind changes in the magnetic field.
hys'ter·et'ic (-rět'ĭk) adj.
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hysteresis  (hĭs'tə-rē'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
The dependence of the state of a system on the history of its state. For example, the magnetization of a material such as iron depends not only on the magnetic field it is exposed to but on previous exposures to magnetic fields. This "memory" of previous exposure to magnetism is the working principle in audio tape and hard disk devices. Deformations in the shape of substances that last after the deforming force has been removed, as well as phenomena such as supercooling, are examples of hysteresis. |
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