Definition of RESISTIVE

resistive

Meanings

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.

Origin / Etymology

From resist + -ive.

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

resistive is a valid Words With Friends word