Synonyms of the word

impedance

• n. (physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation…
• n. (physics) A quantity analogous to electrical impedance in some other energy domain.
• n. (by analogy, software engineering, usually with “mismatch”) a measure of the opposition caused by differences…

resistance

• n. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
• n. (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
• n. (physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance.
• n. An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance…

resistivity

• n. (electricity) A material constant denoting propensity for electrical resistance, having SI unit: Ωm.
• n. (thermodynamics) The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W^-1.