HYSTERESIS


Meaning of HYSTERESIS in English

Pronunciation: ˌ his-t ə - ' r ē -s ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -e · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hyster ē sis shortcoming, from hysterein to be late, fall short, from hysteros later ― more at OUT

Date: 1881

: a retardation of an effect when the forces acting upon a body are changed (as if from viscosity or internal friction) especially : a lagging in the values of resulting magnetization in a magnetic material (as iron) due to a changing magnetizing force

– hys · ter · et · ic \ - ' re-tik \ adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.