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Webster 1913 Edition


Resistive

Re-sist′ive

(-?v)
,
Adj.
Serving to resist.
B. Jonsosn.

Webster 1828 Edition


Resistive

RESIST'IVE

,
Adj.
Having the power to resist.

Definition 2024


resistive

resistive

See also: résistive

English

Adjective

resistive (comparative more resistive, superlative most resistive)

  1. (physics) Resisting the passage of electrical current
    This material is highly resistive.
  2. Tending to resist
    He had a stubborn, resistive nature.

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Italian

Adjective

resistive

  1. Feminine plural form of resistivo

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