reluctor

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noun

A toothed ring or wheel that rotates past a variable reluctance sensor.

OriginLatin luct(or) →
Scrabble 10
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Meanings

nounreluctor (plural reluctors)

plural reluctors

  1. automotiveA toothed ring or wheel that rotates past a variable reluctance sensor.

Origin

  1. Latinluct(or)“to struggle”
  2. Englishreluctor

From re- + Latin luct(or) (“to struggle”) + -or.

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APA

reluctor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reluctor

MLA

“reluctor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reluctor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reluctor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reluctor.

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