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Electrical resistance   /ɪlˈɛktrɪkəl rɪzˈɪstəns/   Listen
Electrical resistance

noun
1.
A material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms.  Synonyms: electric resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistance, resistivity.






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"Electrical resistance" Quotes from Famous Books



... the resistance of all the granules, and is not localized at one point or along a single line. The material best adapted for this purpose is electric light carbon, as it possesses the necessary amount of electrical resistance, and is capable of enduring any known degree of heat when protected from oxygen without disintegrating or fusing; but crystalline silicon or other equivalent of carbon can be employed for the same purpose. This is pulverized ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 • Various

... receiver of an air-pump, the air is exhausted, hydro-carbon vapour is introduced, and the filament has a current passed through it to make it white hot. Carbon from the vapour is deposited all over the filament until the required electrical resistance is attained. The filament is now ready for enclosure in the bulb. When the bulb has been exhausted and sealed, the lamp is tested, and, if passed, goes to the finishing department, where the two platinum wires (projecting through the glass) are soldered to a couple of brass plates, which make ...
— How it Works • Archibald Williams



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