| NOUN | phenomenon | reluctance | (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) |
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| attribute | reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition | a certain degree of unwillingness |
| Sounds | rihlah'ktahns; riylah'ktahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance). | |
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| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | electrical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon involving electricity |
| Spanish | reluctancia | |
| Meaning | A certain degree of unwillingness. | |
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| Example | "a reluctance to commit himself" | |
| Synonyms | hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition | |
| Narrower | sloth, slothfulness | A disinclination to work or exert yourself |
| Broader | unwillingness, involuntariness | The trait of being unwilling |
| Spanish | aversión, hesitación, indisposición, reluctancia | |
| Catalan | inapetència, indisposició | |
| Adjectives | reluctant | disinclined to become involved |
| reluctant | not eager | |
| reluctant | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom / custom | |
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