resistive

adjective

re·sis·tive ri-ˈzi-stiv

: marked by resistance

—often used in combination

fire-resistive material

resistively adverb

resistiveness noun

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Right now, most electrical heating is done by sending electrons through a resistive coil, which is relatively inefficient compared to burning fossil fuels. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024 In that scheme, the weights are encoded as conductance values in a resistive memory element (RRAM). —

IEEE Spectrum, 11 Oct. 2023 Because cartridges require an additional capacitive or resistive load to achieve ideal frequency response, Western Electric offers a variety of phono termination plugs to optimize MM and MC performance based on the cartridge manufacturer’s specification. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 June 2023 The coil springs act not only as a flexible slider but also as a resistive positional sensor. —

IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2020 See all Example Sentences for resistive