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

Wang added that Ukraine demonstrated the need to rally civilians to mount an effective resistance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022

Basutoland may also be eliminated from defensive calculations, as its invasion by the Boers would be improbable; moreover, the Basutos, if invaded, would be able for some time to maintain an effective resistance.

From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office