hysteresis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
WordNet
Hys`te*re"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. to be behind, to lag.Definitions
(Physics) A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously invuced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.
