hys|ter|e|sis

hys|ter|e|sis
hys|ter|e|sis «HIHS tuh REE sihs», noun. Physics.
1. a lagging of an effect behind its cause, as when a magnetic body is subjected to a varying force, or when a body is subjected to stress, or when an electric substance is subjected to a changing intensity.
2. the persistence of such an effect after the cause has been removed.
╂[< Late Greek hystérēsis lack, deficiency < Greek hystereîn lag, come late < hýsteros late]

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