electrical resistance

English

Noun

electrical resistance (countable and uncountable, plural electrical resistances)

(physics) The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm. Symbol: R.

Antonyms

electrical conductance

Translations

opposition offered by a conductor

Chinese:
Mandarin: 電阻 (zh), 电阻 (zh) (diànzǔ)
Finnish: vastus (fi), sähkövastus

Greek: ηλεκτρική αντίσταση f (ilektrikí antístasi)
Romanian: rezistență electrică f
Russian: электри́ческое сопротивле́ние n (elektríčeskoje soprotivlénije)

See also

Ohm, Ω
resistor

Further reading

electrical resistance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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