Dictionary
re•ten•tiv•i•ty
Pronunciation: (rē"ten-tiv'i-tē), [key]—
n.
1. the power to retain; retentiveness.
2. Elect.remanence.
3. Magnetism.the ability to retain magnetization after the removal of the magnetizing force.
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