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resistive
[ ri-zis-tiv ]
adjective
- capable of or inclined to resistance; resisting.
- Electricity. pertaining to or relying on electrical resistance: Compare capacitive ( def 2 ).
Pressure from your finger creates an electrical contact between the two layers of a resistive touchscreen.
resistive
/ rɪˈzɪstɪv /
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Other Words From
- re·sistive·ly adverb
- re·sistive·ness noun
- nonre·sistive adjective
- unre·sistive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resistive1
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Example Sentences
In the midst of this the lungs have their resistive vitality raised so as to throw off the disease.
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He was very resistive to the taking of a bath, and suddenly snapped at the attendants who cared for him.
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The first thing that a man begins to lose through the inroads of age is his resistive power.
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His last illness was the result of a cold, and his advanced age, eighty-seven, left him little resistive vitality.
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Most people have quite enough resistive vitality to enable them to recover from the disease.
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