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Meaning of hysteresis in English
Pronunciation
/ˌhɪstəˈrisɪs/
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Noun
hysteresis
Etymology
late 19th century: from Greek husterēsis‘shortcoming, deficiency’, from husterein‘be behind’, from husteros‘late’
Definitions
1.
the lagging of an effect behind its cause
Examples
« especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field »