Resistivity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsɪstˈɪvᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsɪstˈɪvɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsɪstˈɪvɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsɪstˈɪvᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

electrical resistance electric resistance ohmic resistance impedance resistance

Word Forms

resistive

adjective

exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Widerstand

der Widerstand eines Materials gegen den Stromfluss; gemessen in Ohm

🇫🇷French

résistivité

l'opposition d'un matériau à la circulation du courant électrique ; mesuré en ohm

🇪🇸Spanish

resistividad

la oposición de un material al flujo de corriente eléctrica; medido en ohmios

🇮🇹Italian

resistività

l'opposizione di un materiale al flusso di corrente elettrica; misurato in ohm

🇳🇱Dutch

weerstand

de weerstand van een materiaal tegen de stroom van elektrische stroom; gemeten in ohm

🇵🇹Portuguese

resistividade

a oposição de um material ao fluxo de corrente elétrica; medido em ohms

🇷🇺Russian

удельное сопротивление

сопротивление материала потоку электрического тока; измеряется в омах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिरोधकता

विद्युत धारा के प्रवाह के प्रति किसी सामग्री का विरोध; ओम में मापा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিরোধ ক্ষমতা

বৈদ্যুতিক প্রবাহের একটি উপাদানের বিরোধিতা; ohms এ পরিমাপ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்ப்புத்திறன்

மின்சாரத்தின் ஓட்டத்திற்கு ஒரு பொருளின் எதிர்ப்பு; ஓம்ஸில் அளவிடப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రెసిస్టివిటీ

విద్యుత్ ప్రవాహానికి ఒక పదార్థం యొక్క వ్యతిరేకత; ఓంలలో కొలుస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिरोधकता

विद्युत प्रवाहाच्या प्रवाहास सामग्रीचा विरोध; ohms मध्ये मोजले

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિકારકતા

વિદ્યુત પ્રવાહના પ્રવાહ સામે સામગ્રીનો વિરોધ; ઓહ્મમાં માપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧಕತೆ

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರವಾಹದ ಹರಿವಿಗೆ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ವಿರೋಧ; ಓಮ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಳೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിരോധശേഷി

വൈദ്യുത പ്രവാഹത്തിൻ്റെ ഒഴുക്കിന് ഒരു വസ്തുവിൻ്റെ എതിർപ്പ്; ഓംസിൽ അളന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਰੋਧਕਤਾ

ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਕਰੰਟ ਦੇ ਵਹਾਅ ਲਈ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦਾ ਵਿਰੋਧ; ohms ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਪਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاحمت

بجلی کے بہاؤ کے خلاف مواد کی مخالفت؛ ohms میں ماپا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

电阻率

材料对电流流动的抵抗力；以欧姆为单位测量

🇯🇵Japanese

抵抗率

電流の流れに対する材料の抵抗。オームで測定

🇰🇷Korean

저항력

전류의 흐름에 대한 물질의 반대; 옴 단위로 측정됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điện trở suất

sự phản đối của vật liệu đối với dòng điện; đo bằng ohm

🇹🇭Thai

ความต้านทาน

การต่อต้านการไหลของกระแสไฟฟ้าของวัสดุ วัดเป็นโอห์ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

resistivitas

perlawanan material terhadap aliran arus listrik; diukur dalam ohm

🇲🇾Malay

kerintangan

tentangan bahan terhadap aliran arus elektrik; diukur dalam ohm

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المقاومة

مقاومة المادة لتدفق التيار الكهربائي؛ تقاس بالأوم

🇮🇷Persian

مقاومت

مخالفت یک ماده با جریان الکتریکی؛ بر حسب اهم اندازه گیری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

direnç

bir malzemenin elektrik akımı akışına karşı koyması; ohm cinsinden ölçülür

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתנַגְדוּת סְגוּלִית

התנגדות של חומר לזרימת זרם חשמלי; נמדד באוהם

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