resistance wire
Electricity
noun
A wire whose electrical resistance is significant, especially one used to generate heat by passing a current through it; (as a mass noun) wire of high resistance.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Thomson (1819–1890), archbishop of York.
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