In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HYSTERESIS
hysteresis
(noun) the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hysteresis (countable and uncountable, plural hystereses)
A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.
Magnetic friction in dynamos, by which every reversal of magnetism in the iron causes dissipation of energy.
Source: Wiktionary
Hys`te*re"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Physics)
Definition: A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a condition previously invuced, observed in magnetism, thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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