resistivity

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resistivity

noun resistivities

countable, uncountable 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.
countable, uncountable The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W⁻¹

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noun capacity of resistance to electricity

Español	resistividad
Français	résistivité
Deutsch	spezifischer Widerstand
Italiano	resistività
Русский	удельное электрическое сопротивление udelʹnoje električeskoje soprotivlenije

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@misc{resistivity_2026,
  title = {resistivity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/resistivity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}