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Reluct
(gcide) | Reluct \Re*luct"\ (r?-l?kt"), v. i. [L. reluctari, p. p.
reluctatus, to struggle; pref. re- re- + luctari to struggle,
fr. lucia a wresting.]
To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance;
to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance.
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Apt to reluct at the excesses of it [passion].
--Walton.
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reluctance
(encz) | reluctance,nechuť n: Rostislav Svobodareluctance,neochota n: Rostislav Svobodareluctance,odpor n: Rostislav Svobodareluctance,zdráhání n: Zdeněk Brož |
reluctant
(encz) | reluctant,neochotný fjeyreluctant,odporující fjeyreluctant,zdráhavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
reluctantly
(encz) | reluctantly,neochotně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
reluctivity
(encz) | reluctivity,reluktivita Zdeněk Brož |
reluctor
(encz) | reluctor,reluktor n: kolo s drážkami pro snímače otáček cartime.eu |
Reluctance
(gcide) | Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy
\Re*luc"tan*cy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See Reluctant.]
1. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance;
aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an
infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by
against. "Tempering the severity of his looks with a
reluctance to the action." --Dryden.
Syn: Syn. See Dislike.
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He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir
W. Scott.
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Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy
Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden.
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2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of
magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
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Reluctancy
(gcide) | Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy
\Re*luc"tan*cy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See Reluctant.]
1. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance;
aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an
infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by
against. "Tempering the severity of his looks with a
reluctance to the action." --Dryden.
Syn: Syn. See Dislike.
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He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir
W. Scott.
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Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy
Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden.
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2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of
magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
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Reluctant
(gcide) | Reluctant \Re*luc"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p.
pr. of reluctari. See Reluct.]
1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling;
disinclined; loth.
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Reluctant, but in vain. --Milton.
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Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.
--Tickell.
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2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with
reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. --Mitford.
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Syn: Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant;
backward; coy. See Averse.
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Reluctantly
(gcide) | Reluctantly \Re*luc"tant*ly\, adv.
In a reluctant manner.
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Reluctate
(gcide) | Reluctate \Re*luc"tate\ (-t?t), v. i. [See Reluct.]
To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.]
"To delude their reluctating consciences." --Dr. H. More.
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Reluctation
(gcide) | Reluctation \Rel`uc*ta"tion\ (r?l`?k-t?"sh?n), n.
Repugnance; resistance; reluctance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Reluctivity
(gcide) | Reluctivity \Rel`uc*tiv"i*ty\, n. (Elec.)
Specific reluctance.
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Unreluctant
(gcide) | Unreluctant \Unreluctant\
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reluctance
(wn) | reluctance
n 1: (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to
electric resistance)
2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit
himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition";
"after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: reluctance,
hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition] |
reluctant
(wn) | reluctant
adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a
reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" [syn:
loath, loth, reluctant]
2: disinclined to become involved; "they were usually reluctant
to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
3: not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our
ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to
marry him" |
reluctantly
(wn) | reluctantly
adv 1: with reluctance |
reluctivity
(wn) | reluctivity
n 1: (physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment
of a magnetic field in it |
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