American English pronunciation
How to pronounce reluctance
IPA transcription: [ɹɪ'lʌktəns]
Pronunciation variants: [ɹɪ'lʌktəns][ɹi'lʌktəns]
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Noun
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a certain degree of unwillingness
“a reluctance to commit himself”
“his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”
“after some hesitation he agreed”
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(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
Usage examples
- As seen above, dielectric reluctance is represented as "lowercase z epsilon".
- Mitchell expressed a reluctance to involve the Justice Department in some civil rights issues.
- Holden does the same with some reluctance.
- This led to Royal Navy reluctance to recommission her.
- Low reluctance, like low resistance in electric circuits, is generally preferred.