-tən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin reluctari + English -ance
1. obsolete : the act of struggling against or opposing : opposition
2. : the quality or state of being reluctant : unwillingness , aversion , repugnance
obeyed with reluctance
showed a reluctance to accept charity
3. : a quantity in a magnetic circuit analogous to the resistance of an electric circuit or conductor ; specifically : the ratio of the magnetic potential difference to the corresponding flux — compare permeance