Resistive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance

disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈɪstɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈɪstɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈɪstɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɪstɪv/.

Examples

resistive load

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resistant insubordinate

Parts of Speech

adjective	exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance “resistive load”
adjective	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Word Forms

resistivity	noun	a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
resistance	noun	group action in opposition to those in power
resist	verb	express opposition through action or words

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

widerständig

elektrischen Widerstand aufweisen oder damit in Zusammenhang stehen

🇫🇷French

résistif

présentant ou se rapportant à une résistance électrique

🇪🇸Spanish

resistador

que exhibe o se relaciona con la resistencia eléctrica

🇮🇹Italian

resistivo

che presentano o riguardano resistenza elettrica

🇳🇱Dutch

resistief

die elektrische weerstand vertonen of er verband mee houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

resistivo

exibindo ou relacionado a resistência elétrica

🇷🇺Russian

резистивный

проявляющий или относящийся к электрическому сопротивлению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिरोधक

विद्युत प्रतिरोध प्रदर्शित करना या उससे संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিরোধী

বৈদ্যুতিক প্রতিরোধের প্রদর্শন বা সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்க்கும்

மின் எதிர்ப்பை வெளிப்படுத்துதல் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

రెసిస్టివ్

విద్యుత్ నిరోధకతను ప్రదర్శించడం లేదా సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिरोधक

विद्युत प्रतिकार प्रदर्शित करणे किंवा संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિકારક

વિદ્યુત પ્રતિકારનું પ્રદર્શન અથવા સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧಕ

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧವನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിരോധശേഷിയുള്ള

വൈദ്യുതപ്രതിരോധം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਧਕ

ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਰੋਧ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاحم

برقی مزاحمت کی نمائش یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

电阻式

表现出或与电阻有关

🇯🇵Japanese

抵抗性の

電気抵抗を示す、または電気抵抗に関連する

🇰🇷Korean

저항성

전기 저항을 나타내거나 이와 관련됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điện trở

trưng bày hoặc liên quan đến điện trở

🇹🇭Thai

ต้านทาน

แสดงหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับความต้านทานไฟฟ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

resistif

menunjukkan atau berkaitan dengan hambatan listrik

🇵🇭Filipino

lumalaban

nagpapakita o nauugnay sa electrical resistance

🇲🇾Malay

rintangan

mempamerkan atau berkaitan dengan rintangan elektrik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاوم

تظهر أو تتعلق بالمقاومة الكهربائية

🇮🇷Persian

مقاومتی

نشان دادن یا مربوط به مقاومت الکتریکی

🇹🇷Turkish

dirençli

Elektrik direnci sergileyen veya bununla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנגדות

מציג או קשור להתנגדות חשמלית

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The primary meaning of 'resistive' is 'exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance'.

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