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Hysteresis

Hysteresis Meaning & Definition
Hysteresis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hysteresis?

[n] the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hysteresis:

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See Also | physical phenomenon

Hysteresis In Webster's Dictionary

\Hys`te*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to be behind, to lag.] (Physics) A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously induced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.

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