hysteresis

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hys=ter=e=sis

CIDE DICTIONARY

hysteresis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. to be behind, to lag.].

 A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously induced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hysteresis, n. Physics the lagging behind of an effect when its cause varies in amount etc., esp. of magnetic induction behind the magnetizing force.

Etymology

Gk husteresis f. hustereo be behind f. husteros coming after

THESAURUS

hysteresis

dead time, diamagnetism, electromagnetism, ferromagnetism, gain, gilbert, holdup, hysteresis curve, lag, magnetic circuit, magnetic conductivity, magnetic creeping, magnetic curves, magnetic dip, magnetic elements, magnetic figures, magnetic flux, magnetic friction, magnetic hysteresis, magnetic lag, magnetic moment, magnetic permeability, magnetic potential, magnetic remanence, magnetic variation, magnetic viscosity, magnetics, magnetism, magnetization, maxwell, output lag, paramagnetism, permeability, process lag, residual magnetism, throughput, time constants, time lead, weber