hystereticadj.

1890 Trans. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engineers 1889–90 7 441 The eddy-currents induced in the field iron of the machine, and the hysteretic lag are accounted for already in my equations by the angle of lag of field magnetism a, and its amplitude G.

1931 S. R. Williams Magn. Phenomena i. 60 η is called the hysteretic constant or coefficient of hysteresis loss, which varies from one ferromagnetic body to another.

2003 New Scientist 1 Nov. 16/2 Felt is hysteretic, meaning that the rate it compresses when a key is struck affects the way it decompresses as the hammer moves free of the string. This changes the forces acting on the string and gives a modern piano its distinctive sound.

1896 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 126 262 As usual, H stood for magnetic force, B for induction, H_c for coercive force (all in C.G.S. units), U for hysteretically dissipated energy in kilo-ergs per cycle per cubic centimetre.

1956 Aeronaut. Q. 7 60 A general theory of small hysteretically damped vibration.

2006 Nature 17 Aug. 761/1 Ferroelectric materials possess a spontaneous polarization that is stable and can be switched hysteretically by an applied electric field.