Word: Resistance
How to pronounce: rɪˈzɪstəns
Noun
Definitions:
1. The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
Example sentences: "She put up no resistance to being led away"
2. The ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.
Example sentences: "Some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others"
3. The impeding, slowing, or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another.
Example sentences: "Air resistance would need to be reduced by streamlining"
4. The degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation. Ohm's law resistance (measured in ohms) is equal to the voltage divided by the current.
Example sentences: "The voltage and/or resistance and thereby the temperature of each thermistor is measured at several second intervals."
Synonyms:
impedance
recalcitrance
fighting back
ohmic resistance
defiance
persistence
durability
steadfastness
sturdiness
firmness
resilience
tenacity
strength
robustness
fastness
stability
immunity
resistibility
resistive capacity
opposition
reactance
countermeasure
stamina
endurance
underground
Antonyms:
conductivity
nonresistance
Derivations:
resistant
resistive
resisting
resisted
resistivity
resistor
resist
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Resistance in Other Languages...
Spanish: Resistencia
German: Widerstand
French: Résistance
Italian: Resistenza
Turkish: Direnç
