n. | 1. | The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; - often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against. |
2. | (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. |
Noun | 1. | reluctance - (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) |
2. | reluctance - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" |