hysteresis

Inflections of 'hysteresis' (n): npl: hystereses

hys•ter•e•sis n. [Physics.]

Physicsthe lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to changes in the forces, esp. magnetic forces, affecting it. Cf. magnetic hysteresis.
Physicsthe phenomenon exhibited by a system, often a ferromagnetic or imperfectly elastic material, in which the reaction of the system to changes is dependent upon its past reactions to change.

Greek hystérēsis deficiency, state of being behind or late, hence inferior, equivalent. to hysterē-, variant stem of hystereîn to come late, lag behind, verb, verbal derivative of hýsteros coming behind + -sis -sis
1795–1805;

hys•ter•et•ic hys•ter•e•si•al adj. hys′ter•et′i•cal•ly, adv.

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hysteresis /ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs/ n

the lag in a variable property of a system with respect to the effect producing it as this effect varies, esp the phenomenon in which the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing external magnetic field strength

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek husterēsis coming late, from husteros coming afterhysteretic /ˌhɪstəˈrɛtɪk/ adj

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