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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hysteresis

· Hys·te·re·sis · IPA
01 n. A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a tempora…
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    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 induced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.(Physics)