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RESISTIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Synonyms:
electric resistance; electrical resistance; impedance; ohmic resistance; resistance; resistivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("resistivity" is a kind of...):
electrical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon involving electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resistivity"):
ohmage (the ohmic resistance of a conductor)
Derivation:
resistive (exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance)
