reluctivity

[ rel-uhk-tiv-i-tee ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. the tendency of a magnetic circuit to conduct magnetic flux, equal to the reciprocal of the permeability of the circuit.

reluctivity

/ ˌrɛlʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

1. physics a specific or relative reluctance of a magnetic material

Word History and Origins

Origin of reluctivity¹

First recorded in 1885–90; reluct + -ive + -ity

Word History and Origins

Origin of reluctivity¹

C19: reluct + -ivity on the model of conductivity