adj
Meaning 1
Tending to resist something or someone; resistant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Examples
- He had a stubborn, resistive nature.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
resistive
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adj
Meaning 2
Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- This material is highly resistive.
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Synonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 3
Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- a pure resistive circuit
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adjective
Meaning 4
exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- resistive load
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insubordinate, resistant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English resistive From resist + -ive.