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re⋅sist⋅ance

  [ri-zis-tuhns]
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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.
3. 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.
5. (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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resistance level

 
–noun Stock Exchange.
a point at which the rise in price of a specific stock is arrested due to more substantial selling than buying.
Also called resistance.
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re·sis·tance   (rĭ-zĭs'təns)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist.

  2. A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.

  3. often Resistance An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.

  4. Psychology A process in which the ego opposes the conscious recall of anxiety-producing experiences.

  5. 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.

  6. 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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Cultural Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Financial Dictionary

resistance

An increased supply of a security. Compare support.


resistance level

A price at which a security or the market itself will encounter considerable selling pressure. A resistance level is formed when investors purchase large amounts of a security just before a decline and then resolve to sell the security should it again reach the level at which it was purchased. Technical analysts believe that an additional supply of a security will tend to keep its price from rising above the resistance level. Compare support level. Also called overhead resistance level. See also overhanging supply.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·sis·tance
Pronunciation: ri-'zis-t&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 a : power or capacity to resist; especially : the inherent ability of an organism to resist harmful influences (as disease, toxic agents, or infection) b : the capacity of a species or strain of microorganism to surviveexposure to a toxic agent (as a drug) formerly effective against it due to genetic mutation and selection for and accumulation of genes conferring protection from the agent especially as a result ofoveruse of the agent which selectively destroys individual microorganisms lacking the protective genes
2 : the opposition offered by a body to the passage through it of a steadyelectric current
3 : a psychological defense mechanism wherein a psychoanalysis patient rejects, denies, or otherwise opposes therapeutic efforts by the analyst
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Medical Dictionary

resistance re·sis·tance (rĭ-zĭs'təns)
n.

  1. The capacity of an organism to defend itself against a disease.

  2. The capacity of an organism, a tissue, or a cell to withstand the effects of a harmful physical or environmental agent.

  3. 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.

  4. In psychoanalysis, a process in which the ego opposes the conscious recall of repressed unpleasant experiences.

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Idioms & Phrases

resistance

see least resistance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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