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resistive

1 7.0

That slows the flow of electric current, like a heating wire

adjective
/rɪˈzɪstɪv/

Specialized

: resistivo

Inside a MEMS tire-pressure monitor, a piezo-resistive pressure sensor and accelerometer are hard-wired to an application-specific integrated circuit.
resistive sensor
resistive load
resistive material

And if you try and pass more current than that through the material, it's going to become a resistive material, a normal, normal material.

Examples

Nowadays, capacitive and resistive touchscreens are two of the most common types.
It's pretty simple resistive circuit there, right?
One of the most common touch screen technologies is the resistive technology.

Academic text (2008)
This right here is the resistive layer, and as you turn it, the amount of resistance changes.
The monitors offer TFT active matrix color displays and resistive anti-glare touchscreens.

Academic text (2001)
A common example of a resistive component is a resistor, which limits the flow of electric current in a circuit.
Touchscreens using resistive technology require pressure on the screen to register input.
In electronics, a resistive heating element produces heat by offering opposition to the flow of electricity.

Antonyms

conductive

Specialized

8 4.8

Able to let heat, electricity, or sound pass through

How Resistive

resistive

Specialized

1 7.0

conductive

Specialized

8 4.8

Surface Forms

resistive positive

Morphology

resistive = resist (transparent) = resist + ive

The adjective is a regular derivation from 'resist' with the productive suffix '-ive', and its meaning 'having or showing resistance' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Resistive comes from the Latin resistere, which means 'stand against', and the same root appears in resist and resistance. In electricity a resistive material 'stands against' the flow of current, so it slows the current and can turn electrical energy into heat.