adjective
definition
Resisting the passage of electrical current
example
This material is highly resistive.
definition
Tending to resist
example
He had a stubborn, resistive nature.
Examples of resistive in a Sentence
Just inside the bore of the permanent magnet is a resistive magnet, made from copper conductor in a saddle configuration.
Each detector uses two Philips Photonics [10] low noise glass MCPs with resistive anode readout [8] .
Among the many attributes of lime masonry mortar, it appears to be highly resistive to the heat of fire.
The pore fluid may be brine, which is electrically conductive, or hydrocarbons which are electrically resistive.
In short a ' treatment resistive, non-compliant and difficult to engage ' client group.
The standard Model 4201 has an internal SPDT relay (7 amp resistive at 120 Vac ).
A particularly popular choice for HVAC applications is the bulk polymer resistive sensor, which provides a direct, secondary measurement of RH.
Now it is possible to desorb each trap individualy through resistive heating, the desorbed gases can then be analyzed using gas chromatography.
The metal surface needs to be high conductivity to limit the resistive loss.
The word drag actually refers to the resistive force of water to any body passing through it.
Flow across the resistive element produces a small differential pressure across the two pressure trappings.
The standard Model 4201 has an internal SPDT relay (7 amp resistive at 120 Vac).
One provides zero volt switching for single-phase resistive loads or for motors where the power factor is greater than 0.8.
However, the HTC Mogul has something called a "resistive" touchscreen.
Smartphones with large touchscreen displays have become all the rage in recent years and there is a bigger push toward what are known as capacitive touchscreens rather than resistive ones.
By contrast, a resistive touchscreen is one that offers greater precision (usually with the tip of a pen or a stylus), but is not as responsive to fingertips.
In this case, a resistive touchscreen or no touchscreen at all (relying on physical keys instead) may be more appropriate.
A shunt is resistive device used to generate a small signal voltage to display current on a moving coil ammeter.