coercivity

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The quality of being coercive.
2. noun The intensity of the magnetic field which must be applied in order to reduce the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material to zero after the magnetization of the sample has been driven to saturation.

Similar words

coercitivity coerciveness coercibleness coercibility hypocoercivity uncoerciveness incoercibility forcibleness compulsoriness forcedness

Often followed by

of and is in hc for can as with

Word family

coercivities