different between resistivity vs resistor

English

Etymology

resistive +? -ity

Noun

resistivity (countable and uncountable, plural resistivities)

1. (electricity) 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 (?m) in the metric system of measurement.
2. (thermodynamics) The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W^-1

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Translations

References

• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “resistance”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume IV (P–Simulant), revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371, page 5105.
• Ingo W. D. Hackh (1929) A Chemical Dictionary : Containing the Words Generally Used in Chemistry, and Many of the Terms Used in the Related Sciences … Based on Recent Chemical Literature, P. Blakiston's Son, entry “specific”, page 678

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???z?st?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???z?st?/
• Rhymes: -?st?(r)

Noun

resistor (plural resistors)

1. One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
2. An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

Hyponyms

• tax resister

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Rossiter, Tres Rios, roisters, sorriest, storiers

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?a?sisd??]

Noun

resistor c (singular definite resistoren, plural indefinite resistorer)

1. (engineering) resistor (component with constant resistance)

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

resistor m (plural resistores)

1. resistor (component that implements electrical resistance)

Spanish

Noun

resistor m (plural resistores)

1. resistor (component that implements electrical resistance)

   Synonym: resistencia

Swedish

Noun

resistor c

1. (electronics) a resistor

Declension

Synonyms

• motstånd