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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)
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