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hysteresis

hysteresis

1 9.9
A delay when a system's response lags behind what causes it, for example in magnets
  • noun
  • /ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : histeresis
  • Also seen in figure 3 is the hysteresis loop associated with the magnetization of the upper layer.
  • hysteresis loop
  • hysteresis curve
  • hysteresis effect

Thermals, acoustics, hysteresis, whatever, doesn't matter.

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Examples

  • When the magnetic field is altered, the material exhibits hysteresis, indicating that its magnetic properties do not immediately follow the changes.

  • It's connected with things like hysteresis, memory and systems.

  • So I mean in a sense this gets back to this question of hysteresis and the fact that these are long lived investments.

  • OK, So then I'm sort of left with this kind of hysteresis kind of behavior.

  • The more square hysteresis properties can be obtained in conjunction with very low noise.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The circulation of PFAs is subject to hysteresis and drift as the velocity vector changes continuously.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Bulk soft tissue is expected to demonstrate hysteresis upon loading/unloading and exhibit stress relaxation and creep.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The force deflection apparatus is capable of estimating hysteresis in prosthetic feet, and we have used it for that purpose.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The Greenland ice cap displays hysteresis in its response to control variables such as CO₂-induced warming.

    Academic text (2005)

  • In the experiment, the hysteresis observed in the material's response to magnetic forces was critical for understanding its behavior.

Synonyms

time lag
vshysteresis
4 4.4

A delay between an event and its effect

is a physical phenomenon where effects lag behind causes often in magnetism

How Delayed

hysteresis
  • Specialized
1 9.9
delay
434 1.3
lag
46 4.1

Surface Forms

hysteresis singular
hystereses plural

Morphology

hysteresis = hyster + esis

The word is a direct scholarly borrowing built from Greek combining form 'hyster-' and the noun-forming suffix '-esis', which are not productive or recognizable to average learners, so the meaning 'lagging behind' cannot be derived from familiar English components.

Etymology

Hysteresis comes from the Greek husteros, meaning 'later' or 'after', so a helpful image is of something that is a little late. That's why hysteresis describes when an effect 'lags behind' its cause, for example a magnet that changes more slowly than the magnetic field.