单词 | electrical resistance |
释义 | > as lemmaselectrical resistance electrical resistance n. the opposition offered by something to the passage through it of an electric current; the degree to which something slows or hinders the passage of a current; = electric resistance n. at electric adj. and n. Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1851 W. S. Harris Rudimentary Electr. (ed. 2) viii. 186 In applying lightning conductors, therefore,..our object should be to..bring the given building or ship as nearly as possible into that state of passive electrical resistance it would have supposing the whole mass were metallic throughout. 1936 Discovery Apr. 105/2 When mercury was cooled to about 4.2° above the absolute zero, known as its transition temperature, its electrical resistance was reduced to zero. 2001 Outdoor Photographer Aug. 42/3 The GSR response, which measures the electrical resistance of the skin and related sweat gland activity, indicates emotional arousal that could be negative as well as positive. < as lemmas |
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