resistive

Example Sentences

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"Red means very conductive, blue is resistive," Zhdanov said while explaining the map.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

“Deputy Kirk used a level of force that deputies across this country are trained and authorized to use when taking a resistive suspect into custody,” Wilson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The team’s array of seafloor electrodes, sensitive to the conductivity of water, captured a subducting seamount that appeared to have a conductive interior covered by a thin resistive crust.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

"If we start building communities and structures out of materials more resistive to fire, we are upping our odds of success — we've got to do something different and do it better."

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2022

These dreads unfortunately often serve to lessen resistive vitality to real affections when they occur and therefore become a source of real danger.

From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)