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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.
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electrical resistance meter, electrical-resistance meter, resistance meter
Any instrument which measures electrical resistance.
This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 19)
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.