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electrical resistance
1. A material's opposition to the flow of electric current which is measured in ohms.
2. The difficulty electrons have moving through a conductor or substance.
3. The opposition to the flow of electrical current between two points of a circuit.
2. The difficulty electrons have moving through a conductor or substance.
3. The opposition to the flow of electrical current between two points of a circuit.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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“electrical resistance”
electrical resistance meter, electrical-resistance meter, resistance meter
Any instrument which measures electrical resistance.
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electrical resistance thermometer, electrical-resistance thermometer, resistance pyrometer
1. A thermometer in which the sensing electrical element is a resistor whose resistance is an accurately known function of temperature.
2. Temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperatures.
2. Temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperatures.
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thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermias, -thermies, -thermous, -thermy
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