effective resistance

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the resistance to an alternating current, expressed as the ratio of the power dissipated to the square of the effective current.

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Example Sentences

Another important shift in the recommendations is the recognition that effective resistance training does not require access to a gym.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

This means that, while turnout for the “No Kings” protests is cause for optimism, effective resistance will require more than clever signs and animated crowds.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025

Those dynamics would suggest that organizations like Wikipedia will be forced to adapt to the future that A.I. has begun to create, rather than exert influence over A.I. or mount an effective resistance to it.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

But the excitement of fans who hadn’t heard “Bulls on Parade” live since Rage last performed five years ago shouldn’t be taken as an indication that the song’s anti-authoritarian message was marshaling an effective resistance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2016

It is true that, in war, the armed forces of the enemy, until they can no longer offer effective resistance, prevent the full attainment of the objective of the State.

From Sound Military Decision by Kalbfus, Edward C. (Edward Clifford)