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Resistivity

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms wordnet
  3. 3
    The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W⁻¹ countable, uncountable

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From resistive + -ity.

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