Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Symbol: R.

    электри́ческое сопротивле́ниеelektríčeskoje soprotivlénije

More definitions
  • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The ohm is the unit of measure for electrical resistance.

    ruОм - единица измерения электрического сопротивления. — marafon

  2. The ohm is the unit of measurement for electrical resistance in the SI system. Its symbol is Ω.

    ruОм — единица измерения электрического сопротивления в системе СИ. Его обозначение Ω. — odexed

Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
opposition offered by a conductor:

Forms

plural: electrical resistances

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Word family

2 related words

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