resistivity
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English
Etymology
Noun
resistivity (countable and uncountable, plural resistivities)
- (electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
- (thermodynamics) The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W-1
Derived terms
Translations
capacity of resistance to electricity
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References
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “resistance”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes IV (P–Simulant), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 5105. - Ingo W. D. Hackh (1929) A Chemical Dictionary : Containing the Words Generally Used in Chemistry, and Many of the Terms Used in the Related Sciences … Based on Recent Chemical Literature, Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son, entry “specific”, page 678