Added 9 October 2026
resistive
adjective
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Tending to resist something or someone; resistant.
He had a stubborn, resistive nature.
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Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current.
This material is highly resistive.
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Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance.
a pure resistive circuit