resistance
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5.3
- noun
- /rɪˈzɪstəns/
- Specialized
:
resistencia
- You can do like constant current, constant resistance, constant power.
- low resistance
- component resistance
- line resistance
Examples
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The lower you are, the longer you stay there, the less resistance you get, the faster you are.
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As explained earlier, the power mesh provides a much lower resistance path than the semiconducting substrate.
Academic text (1995) -
So as it gets small, resistance starts to become very, very high.
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Because this is where you get the best resistance.
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A resistor has the same resistance at all frequencies if it's perfect.
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A thermistor is a resistor whose resistance varies with temperature.
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The material also has a low carbon content that provides resistance to corrosion along welded joints.
Academic text (1993) -
In the circuit design, the resistance of the resistor is crucial for controlling the current flow.
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To ensure optimal performance, the resistance value of each component must be carefully calculated.
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The technician measured the resistance to determine if the circuit was functioning correctly.
Synonyms
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4.1
A small electrical part that limits the flow of electric current in a circuit
A part that changes the amount of electric current in a circuit
Antonyms
Compounds
3
5.6
A way to act against authority without violence, for example by refusing to cooperate
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3.9
A way of opposing a government without using violence, for example by refusing to obey laws
- Specialized
1
3.9
The amount a material stops or slows the flow of electric current
A Palestinian political and armed group called Hamas that fights Israel and seeks to replace it with an Islamic state
A Spanish armed group that tried to overthrow the government to make a communist state
- Specialized
A device that measures very high temperatures by watching how electricity in a hot wire changes
- Specialized
A tool that measures temperature by how easily electricity passes through a metal wire
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A measure of how much a part in an electrical circuit stops the flow of electricity, for example the ohm
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A machine that heats things by passing electricity through a metal wire
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How much a material stops electric current while voltage and current change together
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Resistance comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and sistere 'to stand', so a resistor is like something that 'stands back' in the electric path and reduces the flow of current.