Hysteresis, Viscous

The gradual increase or creeping up of magnetization when a magnetic force is applied with absolute steadine to a piece of iron. It may last for half an hour or more and amount to several per cent. of the total magnetization. It is a true magnetic lag. 295   STANDARD ELECTRICAL DICTIONARY. **I** A symbol sometimes used to indicate current intensity. Thus Ohm's law is often expre ed I = E/R, meaning current intensity is equal to electro-motive force divided by resistance. C is the more general symbol for current intensity.