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比抵抗 (ひていこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

比ひ抵てい抗こう

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Meanings

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noun

resistivity; specific resistance

Technical term in physics and electrical engineering for the electrical resistivity of a material.

銅どうの比ひ抵てい抗こうは非ひ常じょうに低ひくい。
The resistivity of copper is very low.

Kanji

比compare, race, ratio
抵resist, reach, touch
抗confront, resist, defy

Similar words

抵てい抗こう
抵抗 means 'resistance' in general, while 比抵抗 specifically refers to 'resistivity' (resistance per unit length and cross-sectional area).

Etymology

Compound of 比 (hi, 'ratio' or 'specific') and 抵抗 (teikō, 'resistance'), calque of English 'specific resistance'.