ohmic

British

/ ˈəʊmɪk /

adjective

of or relating to a circuit element, the electrical resistance of which obeys Ohm's law

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England will now head to the capital on Wednesday to play at least once at the agreeably huge Luzhniki Stadium, the ohmic heart of this continental‑scale tournament.

From The Guardian

Reducing ohmic losses must be achieved in many solution-processed device classes.

From Nature

It is impossible to overcome it entirely, but merely in part, for the ohmic resistance cannot be overcome.

From Project Gutenberg

Voice currents find ready path through these non-inductive windings because of the fact that, being non-inductive, they present only their straight ohmic resistance.

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This coil usually has a resistance of about 75 ohms and the meaning of the ohmic resistance of a receiver and its bearing on the sensitiveness of it will be explained a little farther along.

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