How to Use resistivity in a Sentence
resistivity
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Devices using electric resistivity and ground-penetrating radar were used to take a closer look at the site without disturbing the graves.
—CBS News, 4 Apr. 2022
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There is also a nice journal article that looks at resistivity of aluminum.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2014
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To get a better idea of what lies below the property, Muhlestein used a technique called electrical resistivity mapping to get 3-D images of the property down to 30 feet below ground.
—Brendan Gibbons, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2017
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While no one has been able to go inside the tunnel yet, the discovery was made through a method known as electrical resistivity tomography, which creates subterranean images.
—National Geographic, 7 July 2017
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As each cylinder of rock comes up from the deep, onboard specialists rush to record its density, resistivity, temperature and any other data that might change before the cores are examined at a main lab in Bremen, Germany.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2017
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Measurements of electrical resistivity – how strongly a material opposes the flow of an electric current – helped us determine which parts of the tunnel were filled.
—Jamie Pringle and Peter Doyle, Smithsonian, 11 Aug. 2017
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Starting in 1990, researchers began finding evidence of a quantum nature to the linear resistivity.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2018
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Substances such as ice have high resistivity, meaning electricity doesn’t flow through them easily.
—Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2018
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Those maps were combined with resistivity measurements and, later, the magnetization data from bore samples.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2017
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Over time, one part of the fuzzy picture came into focus: The mysterious linear resistivity that Bednorz and Müller observed in their first cuprate kept showing up in other cuprates and materials before the onset of superconductivity.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2018
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The tool discriminates between different materials based on something called resistivity—a measure of how easily electrical current can flow.
—Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2018
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Onboard was an instrument sensitive to electromagnetic fields, allowing a measure of the resistivity and magnetic susceptibility of the area under the helicopter.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2022
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However, new archaeological techniques, such as electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), have provided intriguing clues.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2020
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