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The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W−1
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
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a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, ohmic resistance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrical phenomenon
Narrower terms: ohmage
Etymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English resistive Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English resistivity From resistive + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
специфично съпротивление
(specifično sǎprotivlenie)
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Danish:
resistivitet
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Finnish:
ominaisvastus
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Finnish:
resistiivisyys
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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French:
résistivité
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Galician:
resistividade
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Georgian:
წინაღობა
(c̣inaɣoba)
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Georgian:
ხვედრითი წინააღმდეგობა
(xvedriti c̣inaaɣmdegoba)
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Italian:
resistività
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Russian:
удельное электрическое сопротивление
(udelʹnoje električeskoje soprotivlenije)
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Spanish:
resistividad
— capacity of resistance to electricity
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Tagalog:
kasagwilan
— capacity of resistance to electricity
