Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy \Re*luc"tan*cy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See {Reluctant}.] 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. ``Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action.'' --Dryden.
Syn: Syn. See {Dislike}.
He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir W. Scott.
Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden.
2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]