Unwillingness to do something. / Hesitancy in taking some action. / (physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

plural of reluctance

The quantity equal to the reciprocal of magnetic permeability.

present participle of reluct

(intransitive, obsolete, used with "at") To be averse to.

(obsolete) Resistance, opposition. / (now rare) Reluctance, disinclination.

magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux

simple past tense and past participle of reluct

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reluct

(obsolete) To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose.