hysteresis

hysteresis
[ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Physics)the phenomenon in which the value of a physical property lags behind changes in the effect causing it, as for instance when magnetic induction lags behind the magnetizing force
    (物理)滞后现象
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from Greek husterēsis 'shortcoming, deficiency', from husterein 'be behind', from husteros 'late'
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