The tendency to slow or hinder the conduction of electricity; a similar tendency in regard to heat or magnetism (cf. reluctance, n. 5); spec. the…

In form R or r, usually italicized. = resistance, n. 4a; spec. electrical resistance.

An electrical resistance formed by two electrodes partly immersed in an aqueous solution; (also) resistance offered by water to an electric current.

Physics. The specific (electrical or thermal) resistance of a substance; spec. the resistance of a conductor of unit length and unit cross-sectional…

the tendency of a high-frequency electric current to flow through the outer layers only of a conductor, resulting in an increase in effective…

(a) increased electrical resistance of a conductor at high frequencies (cf. skin effect n. at skin, n. compounds 5); (b) a resistance for use at…

A path or component of relatively high electrical resistance through which a small current flows.

the phenomenon or property whereby an increase in the potential difference across the terminals of certain electrical devices (e.g. an arc lamp)…

Electrical resistance that is dependent on the degree of illumination. Also: an instance of this; a photoresistor.

Change in the electrical resistance of a solid when subjected to mechanical stress. Cf. piezoresistivity, n.

= piezoresistance, n.