resistive

== English == === Etymology === From resist + -ive. === Adjective === resistive (comparative more resistive, superlative most resistive) (rare) Tending to resist something or someone; resistant. (electronics) Acting as a resistor; resisting the passage of electrical current. (electronics) Of an electronic circuit: consisting only of resistors and power sources; having no inductance and capacitance. Coordinate terms: inductive, capacitive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== resistant, resistance === References === “resistive”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “resistive”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Italian == === Adjective === resistive feminine plural of resistivo === Anagrams === resistevi, svestirei, svieresti