保ほ磁じ力りょく

noun

coercivity; coercive force

Technical term in physics and materials science; the magnetic field strength needed to reduce magnetization to zero after saturation. Often contrasted with 抗磁力.

See also: 抗磁力

• この磁じ石しゃくは保ほ磁じ力りょくが高たかいので、外がい部ぶ磁じ場ばの影えい響きょうを受うけにくい。

  This magnet has high coercivity, so it is less affected by external magnetic fields.

• 保ほ磁じ力りょくは磁じ性せい材ざい料りょうの重じゅう要ような特とく性せいの一ひとつです。

  Coercivity is one of the important properties of magnetic materials.