Resistive

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to resist something or someone; resistant. rare

    "He had a stubborn, resistive nature."

  2. 2
    Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.

    "This material is highly resistive."

  3. 3
    Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance.

    "a pure resistive circuit"

Adjective
  1. 1
    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority wordnet
  2. 2
    exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bonycementcomplainingconcretecorneousdense

Example

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"The Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) allows the crew to engage in resistive exercise onboard the ISS by simulating the use of free weights."

Etymology

From resist + -ive.

Related phrases

resistive random access memory

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