resistive
See also: résistive
English
An simple resistive (sense 3) circuit
Adjective
resistive (comparative more resistive, superlative most resistive)
- (rare) Tending to resist something or someone; resistant.
- He had a stubborn, resistive nature.
- (electronics) Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.
- This material is highly resistive.
- (electronics) Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance.
- Coordinate terms: inductive, capacitive
- a pure resistive circuit
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References
- “resistive”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - “resistive”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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