Definition of RESISTIVE

resistive

Adjective

  • exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
    • "resistive load"

Adjective Satellite

  • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

Adj

  • Tending to resist something or someone; resistant.
  • Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.
  • Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance.

Examples

  • a pure resistive circuit
  • He had a stubborn, resistive nature.
  • This material is highly resistive.

Origin / Etymology

From resist + -ive.

Scrabble Score: 12

resistive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
resistive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resistive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

resistive: valid Words With Friends Word