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A material's opposition to the flow of electric current
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resistivity
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n. 1 (context physics English) In general, the resistance to electric current of a material. In particular, the degree to which a material resists the flow of electricity or heat. 2 The reciprocal of conductivity.
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n. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: electric resistance , electrical resistance , impedance , resistance , ohmic resistance ]
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This time use was made of several new techniques such as resistivity measurements (from metal rods driven into the rock across which an electric current was passed), magnetometry, and also the latest aerial photography and thermal infrared image-enhancing techniques.
For the metals they were the same, or nearly the same, as before, but the resistivity and permittivity of insulators had changed measurably—they had become slightly better conductors.