reluct

/ɹɪˈlʌkt/

Etymology

From Latin reluctor.

reluct means magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

reluct is pronounced /ɹɪˈlʌkt/.

noun

magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux

verb

To be averse to.“He was by nature highly passionate, but more apt to reluct at the excesses of it.”