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reluctance

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Source Word

reluctance

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

何かをすることに対する消極性、不本意さ、ためらい。 / 何らかの行動を取る際の躊躇やためらい。 / （物理学）磁気回路における、電気回路の抵抗に類似した特性、すなわち磁気抵抗。

What is this buttons?

Her reluctance to accept the promotion surprised everyone in the office.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

昇進を受けることに対する彼女の気が進まないことは、職場の皆を驚かせた。

Sense（1）

Unwillingness to do something.

Our new dog shows reluctance to go on walks, preferring to be indoors.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

Hesitancy in taking some action.

Sense（3）

(physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

That is to say, the total number of ampere-hours, including the drop of gilbertage, due to magnetic flux traversing the reluctance of the circuit, must be equal to zero.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

reluctances

（ plural ）

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