specific resistance

noun

the former name for resistivity

Words Nearby specific resistance

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use specific resistance in a sentence

At 75° C. the specific resistance falls to about 1025 under similar conditions as to voltage.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
Under the most favourable circumstances its specific resistance may approach 1024 E.M. units.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
Its specific resistance is given by Ayrton and Perry as more than 1025, but it is probably much higher in selected samples.
On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
We must, in particular, remember what is meant by the specific resistance, ρ of mercury in the electrostatic system.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 | Various
It was to be expected that an animal so treated would have lost its specific resistance to foreign tissues.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques Loeb

Browse