resistance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/
Forms: form: resistances
form: resistaunce
form: resistence
Etymology: From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.
Senses: examples: text: […]this Autority of his Perſon, doth notwithſtanding lay on us an Obligation, of keeping under his Obedience, and making no warlike Reſiſtance.
ref: 1695, John Kettlewell, Chriſtianity, a Doctrine of the Cross: or, Paſſive Obedience under any Pretended Invaſion of Legal Rights and Liberties, page 89:
text: So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender.
ref: 1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 10:06 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S., Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:
text: When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.
ref: 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
text: widespread resistance to the new urban development plans
text: the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics
synonyms: opposition
glosses: The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A force that tends to oppose motion.
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Electrical resistance.
examples: text: In our study of simple electrical circuits, we have considered a single source of E.M.F. for each individual circuit but we have learned that any number of resistances may be connected in parallel […]
ref: 1928, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Long Lines Dept, Principles of Electricity Applied to Telephone and Telegraph Work (page 52)
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A resistor.
examples: text: Alliance forces are stretched too thin right now to attempt to liberate the colony, but we've been doing what we can to covertly aid the local resistance.
ref: 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3: From Ashes (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Priority Mission: Eden Prime:
glosses: An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
Hypernyms: air resistance
antibioresistance
antiresistance
arc resistance
chemoresistance
collision resistance
consumer resistance
coresistance
counterresistance
cross resistance
cross-resistance
customer resistance
cytoresistance
elastoresistance
electrical resistance
electroresistance
heteroresistance
hyperresistance
immunoresistance
impact resistance
insulin resistance
irresistance
Kapitza resistance
magnetoresistance
monoresistance
ohmic resistance
ozone resistance
panresistance
pharmacoresistance
photoresistance
piezoresistance
polyresistance
pre-image resistance
radiation resistance
radioresistance
rolling resistance
sales resistance
specific resistance
strong collision resistance
tax resistance
tear resistance
thermoresistance
thromboresistance
tracking resistance
transresistance
unresistance
Derived terms: axis of resistance
line of least resistance
Lord's Resistance Army
nonresistance
path of least resistance
piece de resistance
pitting resistance equivalent number
resistance arm
resistance band
resistance box
resistance coil
resistance distance
resistance frame
resistance thermometer
resistance training