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reluctivity

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rel⋅uc⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty

[rel-uhk-tiv-i-tee]
–noun Electricity.
the tendency of a magnetic circuit to conduct magnetic flux, equal to the reciprocal of the permeability of the circuit.

Origin:
1885–90; reluct + -ive + -ity
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rel·uc·tiv·i·ty   (rěl'ək-tĭv'ĭ-tē)   
n.  A measure of the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field within it, equal to the ratio of the intensity of the magnetic field to the magnetic induction of the material.

[Blend of reluct(ance) and (conduct)ivity.]
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