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resistance resistance definition

resistance


 
  Grep  of  noun  resistance 
  acoustic  resistance 
  electric  resistance 
  electrical  resistance 
  least  resistance 
  line  of  least  resistance 
  nonresistance 
  nonviolent  resistance 
  ohmic  resistance 
  passive  resistance 
  path  of  least  resistance 
  piece  de  resistance 
  resistance 
  resistance  pyrometer 
  resistance  thermometer 
  resistance  unit 
  sales  resistance 
 
  Overview  of  noun  resistance 
 
  The  noun  resistance  has  10  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  resistance,  opposition  --  (the  action  of  opposing  something  that  you  disapprove  or  disagree  with  "he  encountered  a  general  feeling  of  resistance  from  many  citizens";  "despite  opposition  from  the  newspapers  he  went  ahead") 
  2.  (4)  resistance  --  (any  mechanical  force  that  tends  to  retard  or  oppose  motion) 
  3.  (2)  electric  resistance,  electrical  resistance,  impedance,  resistance,  resistivity,  ohmic  resistance  --  (a  material's  opposition  to  the  flow  of  electric  current;  measured  in  ohms) 
  4.  (1)  resistance  --  (the  military  action  of  resisting  the  enemy's  advance;  "the  enemy  offered  little  resistance") 
  5.  immunity,  resistance  --  ((medicine)  the  condition  in  which  an  organism  can  resist  disease) 
  6.  underground,  resistance  --  (a  secret  group  organized  to  overthrow  a  government  or  occupation  force) 
  7.  resistance  --  (the  degree  of  unresponsiveness  of  a  disease-causing  microorganism  to  antibiotics  or  other  drugs  (as  in  penicillin-resistant  bacteria)) 
  8.  resistance  --  ((psychiatry)  an  unwillingness  to  bring  repressed  feelings  into  conscious  awareness) 
  9.  resistor,  resistance  --  (an  electrical  device  that  resists  the  flow  of  electrical  current) 
  10.  resistance  --  (group  action  in  opposition  to  those  in  power) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  resistance 
 
  The  noun  resistance  has  10  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  resistance,  opposition  --  (the  action  of  opposing  something  that  you  disapprove  or  disagree  with  "he  encountered  a  general  feeling  of  resistance  from  many  citizens";  "despite  opposition  from  the  newspapers  he  went  ahead") 
  2.  (4)  resistance  --  (any  mechanical  force  that  tends  to  retard  or  oppose  motion) 
  3.  (2)  electric  resistance,  electrical  resistance,  impedance,  resistance,  resistivity,  ohmic  resistance  --  (a  material's  opposition  to  the  flow  of  electric  current;  measured  in  ohms) 
  4.  (1)  resistance  --  (the  military  action  of  resisting  the  enemy's  advance;  "the  enemy  offered  little  resistance") 
  5.  immunity,  resistance  --  ((medicine)  the  condition  in  which  an  organism  can  resist  disease) 
  6.  underground,  resistance  --  (a  secret  group  organized  to  overthrow  a  government  or  occupation  force) 
  7.  resistance  --  (the  degree  of  unresponsiveness  of  a  disease-causing  microorganism  to  antibiotics  or  other  drugs  (as  in  penicillin-resistant  bacteria)) 
  8.  resistance  --  ((psychiatry)  an  unwillingness  to  bring  repressed  feelings  into  conscious  awareness) 
  9.  resistor,  resistance  --  (an  electrical  device  that  resists  the  flow  of  electrical  current) 
  10.  resistance  --  (group  action  in  opposition  to  those  in  power) 



resistance definition