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re·sist·ance

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–noun

1.	the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.

2.	the opposition offered by one thing, force, etc., to another.

Electricity.

a.	Also called ohmic resistance. a property of a conductor by virtue of which the passage of current is opposed, causing electric energy to be transformed into heat: equal to the voltage across the conductor divided by the current flowing in the conductor: usually measured in ohms. Abbreviation: R

b.	a conductor or coil offering such opposition; resistor.

4.	Psychiatry. opposition to an attempt to bring repressed thoughts or feelings into consciousness.

(often initial capital letter

) an underground organization composed of groups of private individuals working as an opposition force in a conquered country to overthrow the occupying power, usually by acts of sabotage, guerrilla warfare, etc.: the resistance during the German occupation in World War II.

6.	Stock Exchange. resistance level.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME < MF. See resist, -ance

]

—Synonyms 1. opposition, obstinacy, defiance, intransigence.

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re·sis·tance Audio Help (rĭ-zĭs'təns) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.
A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
often Resistance An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.
Psychology A process in which the ego opposes the conscious recall of anxiety-producing experiences.
Biology
1. The capacity of an organism to defend itself against a disease.
2. The capacity of an organism or a tissue to withstand the effects of a harmful environmental agent.
Electricity The opposition of a body or substance to current passing through it, resulting in a change of electrical energy into heat or another form of energy.

re·sis'tant adj.

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resistance
noun
1.	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.	any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
3.	a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms [syn: electric resistance]
4.	the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
5.	(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease [syn: immunity]
6.	the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
7.	a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force [syn: underground]
8.	the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
9.	(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
10.	an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current [syn: resistor]
11.	group action in opposition to those in power

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reˈsistance1 noun

the act of resisting
Example: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; (also adjective) a resistance force

Arabic:	مُقاوَمَة العَدو
Chinese (Simplified):	抵抗
Chinese (Traditional):	抵抗
Czech:	odpor; vzdorující
Danish:	modstand; modstands-
Dutch:	verzet
Estonian:	vastupanu
Finnish:	vastarinta
French:	(de) résistance
German:	der Widerstand; Widerstands-…
Greek:	αντίσταση
Hungarian:	ellenállás
Icelandic:	viðnám, andspyrna
Indonesian:	perlawanan
Italian:	resistenza; di resistenza*

Japanese:	抵抗
Korean:	저항
Latvian:	pretošanās; pretestība
Lithuanian:	pasipriešinimas
Norwegian:	motstand
Polish:	opór
Portuguese (Brazil):	resistência
Portuguese (Portugal):	resistência
Romanian:	(de) rezistenţă
Russian:	сопротивление
Slovak:	odpor; vzdorujúci
Slovenian:	odpor
Spanish:	resistencia
Swedish:	motstånd
Turkish:	karşı koyma

reˈsistance2 noun

the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something
Example: resistance to disease

Arabic:	مناعَه، مُقاوَمَة المَرَض، قُدْرَة عَدَم التأثُّر
Chinese (Simplified):	耐力，抵抗力
Chinese (Traditional):	耐力，抵抗力
Czech:	odolnost
Danish:	modstandsdygtighed
Dutch:	weerstandsvermogen
Estonian:	vastupanuvõime, vastupidavus
Finnish:	vastustuskyky
French:	résistance
German:	die Widerstandskraft
Greek:	αντίσταση, αντοχή
Hungarian:	ellenállás
Icelandic:	viðnámsþróttur, mótstöðuafl
Indonesian:	kekebalan
Italian:	resistenza

Japanese:	抵抗力
Korean:	저항력, 내성
Latvian:	pretošanās spēja
Lithuanian:	atsparumas
Norwegian:	motstandsdyktighet, resistens
Polish:	odporność
Portuguese (Brazil):	resistência
Portuguese (Portugal):	resistência
Romanian:	rezistenţă
Russian:	сопротивляемость
Slovak:	odolnosť
Slovenian:	odpornost
Spanish:	resistencia
Swedish:	motståndskraft, resistens
Turkish:	direnç

reˈsistance3 noun

the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc

Arabic:	ثَبات، صَد، قُدْرَة على صَد حَرَكَة جِسْمٍ آخَر
Chinese (Simplified):	阻力
Chinese (Traditional):	阻力
Czech:	pevnost
Danish:	modstand
Dutch:	weerstand
Estonian:	takistus
Finnish:	vastus
French:	résistance
German:	der Widerstand
Greek:	αντίσταση
Hungarian:	ellenállás
Icelandic:	viðnám, mótstaða
Indonesian:	daya tahan
Italian:	resistenza

Japanese:	抵抗
Korean:	저항
Latvian:	(fizikā) pretestība
Lithuanian:	pasipriešinimas
Norwegian:	motstand
Polish:	opór
Portuguese (Brazil):	resistência
Portuguese (Portugal):	resistência
Romanian:	rezistenţă
Russian:	сопротивление
Slovak:	pevnosť
Slovenian:	upor
Spanish:	resistencia
Swedish:	motstånd
Turkish:	direnç

See also: resistant, resist

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resistance Audio Help (rĭ-zĭs'təns) Pronunciation Key

A force, such as friction, that operates opposite the direction of motion of a body and tends to prevent or slow down the body's motion.
A measure of the degree to which a substance impedes the flow of electric current induced by a voltage. Resistance is measured in ohms. Good conductors, such as copper, have low resistance. Good insulators, such as rubber, have high resistance. Resistance causes electrical energy to be dissipated as heat. See also Ohm's law.
The capacity of an organism, tissue, or cell to withstand the effects of a harmful physical or environmental agent, such as a microorganism or pollutant.

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
resistance

In electricity, a measurement of the difficulty encountered by a power source in forcing electric current through an electrical circuit, and hence the amount of power dissipated in the circuit. Resistance is measured in ohms.

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resistance

Con*duct"ance\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"tans), n. [Conduct, v. + -ance.] (Elec.) Conducting power; -- the reciprocal of resistance. A suggested unit is the mho, the reciprocal of the ohm.

Conductance is an attribute of any specified conductor, and refers to its shape, length, and other factors. Conductivity is an attribute of any specified material without direct reference to its shape or other factors. --Sloane's Elec. Dict.

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