A coil of wire that offers electrical resistance to the passage of a current.

A box containing one or more resistance coils.

plural of resistance coil

Calico printing, in which the pattern is produced by means of resist which preserves parts uncoloured.

(electricity) That portion of the apparent resistance or impedance of a circuit which depends only upon the dimensions of the conductors, their temperature, and the materials of which they are composed.

plural of ohmic resistance

(electricity) Resistivity.

A thermometer which uses the measurement of electrical resistance to determine temperature.

plural of cross-resistance

(pharmacology, toxicology) The tolerance to a usually toxic substance stimulated by former exposure to a structurally similar substance.