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resistivity

resistivity noun: the resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.

Noun

resistivity (countable and uncountable, plural resistivities)

  1. The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
  2. The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W⁻¹

resistivity meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog

resistivity in Hindi

resistivity
प्रतिरोधकता pratirodhaktā

resistivity in Tamil

தடுதிறன், தடைத்திறன், எதிர்ப்புத் திறன், தடைமை, மின் தடை எண்

resistivity in Tagalog

capacity of resistance to electricity
kasagwilan

Forms of resistivity

pluralresistivities

Origin of resistivity

From resistive + -ity.

Words formed from resistivity

Questions about resistivity

What does resistivity mean?
Resistivity means the resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
What is resistivity in Hindi?
Resistivity in Hindi is प्रतिरोधकता (pratirodhaktā). See Resistivity meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is resistivity?
Resistivity is a noun.
What is the plural of resistivity?
The plural of resistivity is resistivities.

Words near resistivity in the dictionary

  1. resistive random access memories
  2. resistive random access memory
  3. resistively
  4. resistiveness
  5. resistivities
  6. resistivity
  7. resistless
  8. resistlessly
  9. resistlessness
  10. resistlib
  11. resistlibs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: resistivity (page history and authors); प्रतिरोधकता (Hindi) (page history and authors); resistivity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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