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Hysteresis
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hysteresis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hysteresis.html. 1828.