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