Coercivity

/koʊɜːrˈsɪvəti/ noun

Definition

In physics, the strength of a magnetic field needed to reduce magnetization to zero; generally, the quality of being coercive.

Etymology

From coercive + -ity. In physics, it's a technical term measuring how strongly a material resists changes in magnetization, derived from the metaphorical sense of 'coercive' as something that resists or constrains.

Kelly Says

Coercivity is a brilliant example of metaphorical extension in scientific language—physicists borrowed 'coercive' (something that forces against resistance) to describe magnetic resistance. When you erase a hard drive by exposing it to a magnetic field, you're exploiting coercivity!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማይገደል
ma-i-ge-del
ARالعربية
إكراهية
i-kra-hi-ya
BNবাংলা
বলপূর্ণতা
bol-pur-na-ta
CACatalà
coercibilitat
ko-er-si-bi-li-tat
CSČeština
nátlačnost
na-tla-s-nost
DADansk
påtvang
på-tvang
DEDeutsch
Coerzivität
ko-er-zi-vi-taet
ELΕλληνικά
δυνάμω
dy-na-mo
ESEspañol
coercitividad
ko-er-si-ti-da-d
FAفارسی
اجبار
e-ja-bar
FISuomi
pakottavuus
pak-ot-ta-vuus
FRFrançais
coercitividad
ko-er-si-ti-vi-da
GUGU
બળવંત
bol-van-t
HAHA
kyama
kya-ma
HEעברית
כפיה
kif-ya
HIहिन्दी
बलात्कारिता
ba-la-t-kaar-i-ta
HUMagyar
kényszeresség
ken-yer-seg-es-ség
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekerasan
ke-ke-ra-san
IGIG
ike
ike
ITItaliano
coercibilità
ko-er-si-bi-li-ta
JA日本語
強制性
kōjō-sei
KKKK
ырым
i-rym
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
preu-bra-as
KO한국어
강압성
gang-ap-seong
MRMR
दुर्बलता
du-r-bal-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kekuasaan
ke-ku-asaan
MYမြန်မာ
အာဏာ
a-na
NLNederlands
dwang
dwang
NONorsk
tvang
tvang
PAPA
બળ
bol
PLPolski
coercyjność
ko-er-cyj-no-sć
PTPortuguês
coercitividade
ko-er-si-ti-da-de
RORomână
coercion
ko-er-tsion
RUРусский
coercitiveness
ko-er-sit-iv-nes
SVSvenska
påtvingande
på-tv-in-gan-de
SWKiswahili
ukandamizi
u-ka-n-da-mi-zi
TAதமிழ்
அடக்குமுறை
a-dak-ku-mu-rai
TEతెలుగు
బలవంతం
ba-la-van-tam
THไทย
ความบังคับ
khwam bang-kap
TLTL
pang-aapi
pang-a-api
TRTürkçe
zorlayıcılık
zor-lay-i-chi-lik
UKУкраїнська
coercitiveness
ko-er-si-bil-nes
URاردو
جبر
jabr
VITiếng Việt
sự cưỡng ép
su co-ong ep
YOYO
àwọ̀
aw-o
ZH中文
强迫性
qiáng pò xìng
ZUZU
ukuthwala
u-ku-th-wa-la

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