resistive
adjective
re·sis·tive ri-ˈzi-stiv 
: marked by resistance —often used in combination
fire-resistive material
resistively adverb
resistiveness noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The laptop's resistive touchpad has a 60 percent larger area, and it can be used while wearing gloves or during rain. 
Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 26 May 2022 Our long-term test car used a resistive heater, but newer Model 3s get a more efficient heat pump that was introduced for the 2021 model year. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2022 One of the many reasons for that is that using the heater to warm the cabin—particularly on EVs that have resistive heaters—sucks a lot of juice. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2022 One of the many reasons for that is that using the heater to warm the cabin—particularly on EVs that have resistive heaters—sucks a lot of juice. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2022 One of the many reasons for that is that using the heater to warm the cabin—particularly on EVs that have resistive heaters—sucks a lot of juice. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2022 There were also talks on other memory advances including resistive RAM (RRAM) and phase change memory (PCM) as well as Memory-Centric Computing. Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Helion estimates that realistic restrictions on physical expansion ratio and resistive circuit elements limit practical efficiencies to 85%. James Conca, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021 Similarly, resistive electric heating also becomes competitive in most of Europe following electricity tax reforms. Luis D’acosta, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 See More
Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 26 May 2022 Our long-term test car used a resistive heater, but newer Model 3s get a more efficient heat pump that was introduced for the 2021 model year. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2022 One of the many reasons for that is that using the heater to warm the cabin—particularly on EVs that have resistive heaters—sucks a lot of juice. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2022 One of the many reasons for that is that using the heater to warm the cabin—particularly on EVs that have resistive heaters—sucks a lot of juice. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2022 One of the many reasons for that is that using the heater to warm the cabin—particularly on EVs that have resistive heaters—sucks a lot of juice. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2022 There were also talks on other memory advances including resistive RAM (RRAM) and phase change memory (PCM) as well as Memory-Centric Computing. Tom Coughlin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Helion estimates that realistic restrictions on physical expansion ratio and resistive circuit elements limit practical efficiencies to 85%. James Conca, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021 Similarly, resistive electric heating also becomes competitive in most of Europe following electricity tax reforms. Luis D’acosta, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined above
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