Definition of Resistance unit

1. Noun. The reciprocal of conductance.

Generic synonyms: Electromagnetic Unit, Emu
Specialized synonyms: Abohm, Ohm, Megohm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resistance Unit

resipiscence
resipiscences
resiquimod
resist
resistance-inducing factor
resistance-transfer factor
resistance-transferring episomes
resistance distance
resistance factor
resistance factors
resistance form
resistance plasmids
resistance pyrometer
resistance thermometer
resistance unit (current term)
resistances
resistant
resistant ovary syndrome
resistantly
resistants
resistaunce
resisted
resistentialism
resister
resisters
resisteth
resistful
resistibilities
resistibility

Literary usage of Resistance unit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"Sometimes this ignition resistance unit is mounted on the timer, as per fig. 37, chart 188-H. The coil proper consists of a round core of a number of small ..."

2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Tapi—There are two taps from •ach single resistance unit (flg. ... Each resistance unit in this example has 15 ohms capacity and ii known ai the 15E form P. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"Resistance, Unit of Such a resistance that unit difference of potential is ... Potential, Difference of) Resistance, Unit of, Absolute The one thousand ..."

4. Automotive Ignition Systems by Earl Lester Consoliver, Grover Ira Mitchell (1920)
"The resistance unit.—The resistance unit, Fig. 91, which is very generally used on automobile storage battery ignition systems, plays a very important part ..."

5. Automotive Ignition Systems by Earl Lester Consoliver, Grover Ira Mitchell (1920)
"The resistance unit.—-The resistance unit, Fig. 91, which is very generally used on automobile storage battery ignition systems, plays a very important part ..."

6. The Determination of Hydrogen Ions: An Elementary Treatise on the Hydrogen by William Mansfield Clark (1920)
"resistance unit of exactly 182 ohms if standard Weston cell has EMF of 1.0181 volts; otherwise resistance unit which added ..."

7. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"32 where the resistance unit consists of a length of resistance strip metal ... resistance unit. proof cement to insulate adjacent turns from one another, ..."

8. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"32 where the resistance unit consists of a length of resistance strip metal wound on a frame consisting of an iron plate A insulated at the edges with ..."

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