negative resistance

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noun

a characteristic of certain electronic components in which an increase in the applied voltage increases the resistance, producing a proportional decrease in current

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Words nearby negative resistance

negative polarity, negative pressure, negative profit, negative-raising, negative reinforcement, negative resistance, negative sign, negative tax, negative theology, negative transfer, negativism

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How to use negative resistance in a sentence

Prudence warned against attempting to elect Buchanan on a policy of merely negative resistance to the Topeka movement.
Stephen A. Douglas|Allen Johnson
You have such a terrible power of negative resistance against poor, strong-willed me.
Cleo The Magnificent|Louis Zangwill