resistivity
the power or property of resistance.
Also called specific resistance. Electricity. the resistance between opposite faces of a one-centimeter cube of a given material; ratio of electric intensity to cross-sectional area; reciprocal of conductivity.
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How to use resistivity in a sentence
The entire matter resolves itself into one of individual tolerance, resistivity, and constitution.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersThis observation is closely related to the above-mentioned resistivity of the carbon-link, and corroborates it in a special case.
resistivity is a quality in which material substances differ very widely.
The resistivity of non-metallic conductors is in all cases higher than that of any pure metal.
The volume resistivity of alloys is, generally speaking, much higher than that of pure metals.
British Dictionary definitions for resistivity
/ (ˌriːzɪsˈtɪvɪtɪ) /
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
the power or capacity to resist; resistance
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Scientific definitions for resistivity
[ rē′zĭs-tĭv′ĭ-tē ]
A measure of the potential electrical resistance of a conductive material. It is determined experimentally using the equation ρ = RA/l, where R is the measured resistance of some length of the material, A is its cross-sectional area (which must be uniform), and l is its length. It is measured in ohm-meters.
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