resistive

/ri'vistiv/

Thân thiện

A student uses a resistive component in a simple circuit experiment.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance: Pertaining to the property of a material or component that opposes the flow of electric current.
   • Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority: Characterized by a tendency to resist or oppose.

Usage

• The primary use of "resistive" is in technical contexts, especially physics and electrical engineering, to describe materials or components that impede electrical current.
• In a broader, less common sense, it can describe a person or group's oppositional or defiant nature.

Examples

• Technical (Electrical):
  • A simple circuit was built using a resistive element to control the current.
  • Copper wire has a very low resistive value compared to nichrome.
• General (Oppositional):
  • The resistive attitude of the community delayed the construction project.
  • He maintained a resistive stance against the new regulations.

Advanced Usage

• "Resistive load": In electrical engineering, a load where the voltage and current waveforms are in phase, meaning it primarily converts electrical energy into heat (e.g., an incandescent light bulb or heating element).
  • The amplifier is designed to drive a purely resistive load of 8 ohms.
• "Resistive touchscreen": A type of touchscreen technology that operates by sensing pressure applied to two flexible, electrically resistive layers.
  • Older PDAs often used resistive touchscreens.

Variants and Related Words

• Resist (verb): To oppose or withstand.
• Resistance (noun):
  • The act of resisting.
  • (Physics) The measure of a material's opposition to electric current, measured in ohms (Ω).
• Resistor (noun): A passive electrical component that implements electrical resistance.

Synonyms

• Technical: Impeding, opposing (to current).
• General: Defiant, oppositional, recalcitrant.

Antonyms

• Technical: Conductive, permissive (to current).
• General: Compliant, acquiescent, submissive.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
2. exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
   • resistive load

Từ đồng nghĩa

• insubordinate
• resistant