n.
Pronunciation: ˌ r ē - ˌ ten- ' ti-v ə -t ē , ri-
Function: noun
Date: 1881
: the power of retaining specifically : the capacity for retaining magnetism after the action of the magnetizing force has ceased
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ r ē - ˌ ten- ' ti-v ə -t ē , ri-
Function: noun
Date: 1881
: the power of retaining specifically : the capacity for retaining magnetism after the action of the magnetizing force has ceased
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012