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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
a. Ability (of an organism, tissue, or cell) to withstand a destructive agent or condition such as a chemical compound, a disease agent, or an environmental stressor: antibiotic resistance; resistance to fungal diseases; drought resistance.
b. Lack of normal response to a biologically active compound such as a hormone: insulin resistance.
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.
7. Thermal resistance.
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resistance
(rɪˈzɪstəns)n
1. the act or an instance of resisting
2. the capacity to withstand something, esp the body's natural capacity to withstand disease
3. (Units)
a. the opposition to a flow of electric current through a circuit component, medium, or substance. It is the magnitude of the real part of the impedance and is measured in ohms. Symbol: R Compare reactance1
b. (as modifier): resistance coupling; a resistance thermometer.
4. (General Physics) any force that tends to retard or oppose motion: air resistance; wind resistance.
5. (Psychoanalysis) (in psychoanalytical theory) the tendency of a person to prevent the translation of repressed thoughts and ideas from the unconscious to the conscious and esp to resist the analyst's attempt to bring this about
6. (General Physics) physics the magnitude of the real part of the acoustic or mechanical impedance
7. line of least resistance the easiest, but not necessarily the best or most honourable, course of action
8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See passive resistance
Resistance
(rɪˈzɪstəns)n
(Military) the Resistance an illegal organization fighting for national liberty in a country under enemy occupation, esp in France during World War II
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re•sist•ance
(rɪˈzɪs təns)n.
1. the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
2. the opposition offered by one thing, force, etc., to another.
3.
a. the tendency of a conductor to oppose the flow of current, causing electrical energy to be changed into heat. Symbol: R
b. a conductor or coil offering such opposition; resistor.
4. Psychoanal. opposition to an attempt to bring repressed thoughts or feelings into consciousness.
5. (often cap.) an underground organization working to liberate a country occupied by a foreign power.
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re·sis·tance
(rĭ-zĭs′təns)1. A force, such as friction, that prevents or slows down motion: a car shaped to lessen wind resistance.
2. The ability of a material or object to slow down the free flow of electrons of an electric current. Good conductors, such as copper, have low resistance. Good insulators, such as rubber, have high resistance. Resistance results in a change of electric energy into heat.
3. The degree to which an organism can defend itself against a disease or withstand the effects of a toxic substance, such as an environmental pollutant.
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resistance
The ratio between the potential difference across a conductor and the current that is carried. It is measured in ohms.
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| Noun | 1. |  resistance - 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"action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" lockout - a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms reaction - doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism" anti-takeover defense - resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| 2. | resistance - any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance, acoustic resistance - opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component drag, retarding force - the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid | |
| 3. |  resistance - a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohmselectrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity ohmage - the ohmic resistance of a conductor | |
| 4. | resistance - the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance" military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 5. | resistance - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" immunogenicity - the property of eliciting an immune response acquired immunity - immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination innate immunity, natural immunity - immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup | |
| 6. | resistance - 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" capability, capacity - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" | |
| 7. |  resistance - a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation forcerevolutionary group - a political unit organized to promote revolution Maquis - the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II | |
| 8. | resistance - the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) bacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants deadness, unresponsiveness - the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events; "she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident"; "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away" | |
| 9. | resistance - (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton" psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders | |
| 10. |  resistance - an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical currentballast resistor, barretter, ballast - a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity potential divider, voltage divider - resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage rheostat, variable resistor - resistor for regulating current | |
| 11. | resistance - group action in opposition to those in power group action - action taken by a group of people opposition, confrontation - the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" sales resistance - resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices defiance - a defiant act contravention, dispute - coming into conflict with obstructionism - deliberate interference protest, dissent, objection - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent rebellion - refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue" insubordination, rebelliousness - an insubordinate act |
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resistance
noun
1. opposition, hostility, aversion, refusal to accept, lack of enthusiasm for, reluctance to accept In remote villages there is a resistance to change.
2. fighting, fight, battle, struggle, combat, contention, defiance, obstruction, impediment, intransigence, hindrance, counteraction The protesters offered no resistance.
3. immunity from, resilience, ability to withstand, ability to fight off, ability to counteract a natural resistance to the disease
Resistance
noun freedom fighters, underground, guerrillas, partisans, irregulars, maquis The Resistance had captured much of the territory.
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resistance
noun1. The act of resisting:
2. The capacity to withstand:
3. A clandestine organization of freedom fighters in an oppressed land:
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Translations
مُقاوَمَةمُقاوَمَة العَدو
odporpevnostvzdorujícíodolnost
modstandmodstands-modstandsdygtighed
resistanssivastarintavastustus
otpor
ellenállás
viînám, andspyrnaviînám, mótstaîaviînámsòróttur, mótstöîuafl
抵抗
저항
vzdorujúci
odpor
motståndresistans
การต่อต้าน
sự chống cự
resistance
[rɪˈzɪstəns]A. N (gen) → resistencia f
the Resistance (Pol) → la Resistencia
to offer resistance → oponer resistencia (to a) to have good resistance to disease → tener mucha resistencia a la enfermedad
to take the line of least resistance → seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
the Resistance (Pol) → la Resistencia
to offer resistance → oponer resistencia (to a) to have good resistance to disease → tener mucha resistencia a la enfermedad
to take the line of least resistance → seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo
B. CPD resistance fighter N → militante mf de la Resistencia
resistance movement N → (movimiento m de) resistencia f
resistance worker N → militante mf de la Resistencia
resistance movement N → (movimiento m de) resistencia f
resistance worker N → militante mf de la Resistencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
resistance
[rɪˈzɪstəns] n
(to change, plan, idea) → résistance f
resistance to sth → résistance à qch
There will be fierce resistance to these proposals → Ces propositions se heurteront à une résistance féroce.
resistance to sth → résistance à qch
There will be fierce resistance to these proposals → Ces propositions se heurteront à une résistance féroce.
(to infection, disease) → résistance f
(also Resistance) the resistance → la résistance
He was in the resistance → Il était dans la résistance.
the French Resistance → la Résistance
He was in the resistance → Il était dans la résistance.
the French Resistance → la Résistance
(PHYSICS, ELECTRICITY) → résistance f
modif [army, forces, leader] → de la résistance; [group] → de résistantsresistance fighter n → résistant(e) m/fresistance movement n → mouvement m de résistance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
resistance
n (→ gegen) → Widerstand m (also Elec, Phys, Mil); (Med) → Widerstandsfähigkeit f, → Resistenz f (geh); resistance to water/heat → Wasser-/Hitzebeständigkeit f; to meet with resistance → auf Widerstand stoßen; to offer no resistance (to somebody/something) (to attacker, advances etc) → (jdm/gegen etw) keinen Widerstand leisten; (to proposals) → sich (jdm/einer Sache) nicht widersetzen; the (French) Resistance (Hist) → die Résistance; the Resistance movement (Hist) → die Résistance ? line1, passive resistance
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resistance
[rɪˈzɪst/əns]1. n (all senses) → resistenza
to offer resistance (to) → opporre resistenza a
to take the line of least resistance → scegliere la strada più facile
to offer resistance (to) → opporre resistenza a
to take the line of least resistance → scegliere la strada più facile
2. adj (fighter, movement) → della resistenza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
resist
(rəˈzist) verb1. to fight against, usually successfully. The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.
2. to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something). I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.
3. to be unaffected or undamaged by. a metal that resists rust/acids.
reˈsistance noun1. the act of resisting. The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; (also adjective) a resistance force.
2. the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something. resistance to disease.
3. the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.
reˈsistant adjectiveThis breed of cattle is resistant to disease; heat-resistant table-mats.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
resistance
→ مُقاوَمَة odpor modstand Widerstand αντίσταση resistencia vastustus résistance otpor resistenza 抵抗 저항 weerstand motstand opór resistência сопротивление motstånd การต่อต้าน direnme sự chống cự 抵抗Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
re·sis·tance
n. resistencia, oposición; capacidad de un organismo para resistir efectos dañinos;
initial ___ → ___ inicial;
acquired ___ → ___ adquirida;
peripheral ___ → ___ periférica;
v.
to offer ___ → oponerse; hacer resistencia.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
resistance
n (micro, psych, etc.) resistencia; cross-resistance resistencia cruzada; insulin — resistencia a la insulinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.