noun
reluctance
Opposition to magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit.
An air gap increases the reluctance of the magnetic circuit.
Etymology
The Latin verb means struggling against. Magnetic reluctance applies that opposition image to a circuit's resistance to establishing magnetic flux.
More examples
- A core with higher magnetic permeability has lower reluctance.
- The engineer calculates the reluctance before estimating the magnetic flux.
- The reluctances of sections along a single magnetic path add together.
Forms
reluctance · reluctances
Similar words
- magnetic resistance
- An explanatory equivalent that explicitly identifies the magnetic context.