hysteresis loss

noun

, Physics.

First recorded in 1890–95

Hence in performing a cycle there is a waste of energy corresponding to what has been termed hysteresis-loss.

If heated to above 135 C., the hysteresis loss soon attains a maximum, but then begins to decrease.

Certain specimens heated to 160 C. were found to have their hysteresis loss doubled in a few days.

These wires are annealed or softened to reduce the hysteresis loss that would occur.

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