reluctivity
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rel·uc·tiv·i·ty
(rĕl′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 reluctance and conductivity.]
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reluctivity
(ˌrɛlʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
(General Physics) physics a specific or relative reluctance of a magnetic material
[C19: reluct + -ivity on the model of conductivity]
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| Noun | 1. | reluctivity - (physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" |
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