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Resistivity

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Noun

1. electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistance, resistivity

a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Resistivity

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noun
1. 
the electrical property of a material that determines the resistance of a piece of given dimensions. It is equal to RA/l, where R is the resistance, A the cross-sectional area, and l the length, and is the reciprocal of conductivity. It is measured in ohms
. Symbol: ρ. Former name: specific resistance
2. 
the power or capacity to resist; resistance

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Resistivity

see synonyms of resistivity
noun
1. 
property of, capacity for, or tendency toward resistance
2.  Electricity
resistance per unit of area or volume, measured in ohms per meter: the reciprocal of conductivity

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Resistivity

see synonyms of resistivity
n. pl. re·sis·tiv·i·ties
1. The capacity for or tendency toward resistance.
2. Electricity An intrinsic property of a material that is measured as its resistance to current per unit length for a uniform cross section.

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