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Noun: hysteresis  ,hi-stu'ree-sis
  1. The lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

Type of: physical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Hysteresis

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