H0372200 (hĭs′tə-rē′sĭs)n.pl.hys·ter·e·ses(-sēz) The lagging of an effect behind its cause, as when the change in magnetism of a body lags behind changes in the magnetic field.[Greek husterēsis, a shortcoming, from husterein, to come late, from husteros, late; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]hys′ter·et′ic(-rĕt′ĭk) adj.EncyclopediaSeehysteresisFinancialSeeHysteresis