n. In general, the resistance to electric current of a material. In particular, the degree to which a material resists the flow of electricity or heat.
n. The reciprocal of conductivity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The power or property of resistance; capacity for resisting.
n. In electricity, specific resistance; the resistance of a unit quantity of a substance, or of a sample of unit cross-section and unit length.
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n. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Word Usage
"It was reentered in 2009 and drilled another 10,000 feet deeper when it hit 200 feet of pay in what appear to be very productive sands with great porosity and resistivity."