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Definition of Resistance
1. Noun. The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with. "Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
Exact synonyms: Opposition
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Lockout, Reaction, Anti-takeover Defense
Derivative terms: Oppose
Generic synonyms: Action
Specialized synonyms: Lockout, Reaction, Anti-takeover Defense
Derivative terms: Oppose
2. Noun. Any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion.
Specialized synonyms: Friction, Rubbing, Acoustic Impedance, Acoustic Reactance, Acoustic Resistance, Drag, Retarding Force
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Phenomenon
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Phenomenon
3. Noun. A material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms.
Exact synonyms: Electric Resistance, Electrical Resistance, Impedance, Ohmic Resistance, Resistivity
Generic synonyms: Electrical Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Ohmage
Derivative terms: Resistive
Generic synonyms: Electrical Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Ohmage
Derivative terms: Resistive
4. Noun. The military action of resisting the enemy's advance. "The enemy offered little resistance"
Generic synonyms: Action, Military Action
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Resist
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Resist
5. Noun. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease.
Exact synonyms: Immunity
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Immunogenicity, Acquired Immunity, Innate Immunity, Natural Immunity
Derivative terms: Immune, Immune, Resistant
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Generic synonyms: Condition, Status
Specialized synonyms: Immunogenicity, Acquired Immunity, Innate Immunity, Natural Immunity
Derivative terms: Immune, Immune, Resistant
6. Noun. 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. Noun. A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force.
Exact synonyms: Underground
Generic synonyms: Revolutionary Group
Specialized synonyms: Maquis
Derivative terms: Underground
Generic synonyms: Revolutionary Group
Specialized synonyms: Maquis
Derivative terms: Underground
8. Noun. The degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria).
Category relationships: Bacteria, Bacterium
Generic synonyms: Deadness, Unresponsiveness
Derivative terms: Resistant
Generic synonyms: Deadness, Unresponsiveness
Derivative terms: Resistant
9. Noun. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness.
Generic synonyms: Involuntariness, Unwillingness
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Derivative terms: Resistant
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Derivative terms: Resistant
10. Noun. An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current.
Exact synonyms: Resistor
Specialized synonyms: Ballast, Ballast Resistor, Barretter, Potential Divider, Voltage Divider, Rheostat, Variable Resistor
Group relationships: Circuit, Electric Circuit, Electrical Circuit
Generic synonyms: Electrical Device
Specialized synonyms: Ballast, Ballast Resistor, Barretter, Potential Divider, Voltage Divider, Rheostat, Variable Resistor
Group relationships: Circuit, Electric Circuit, Electrical Circuit
Generic synonyms: Electrical Device
11. Noun. Group action in opposition to those in power.
Generic synonyms: Group Action
Specialized synonyms: Confrontation, Opposition, Sales Resistance, Defiance, Contravention, Dispute, Obstructionism, Dissent, Objection, Protest, Rebellion, Insubordination, Rebelliousness
Derivative terms: Resist, Resistant
Specialized synonyms: Confrontation, Opposition, Sales Resistance, Defiance, Contravention, Dispute, Obstructionism, Dissent, Objection, Protest, Rebellion, Insubordination, Rebelliousness
Derivative terms: Resist, Resistant
Definition of Resistance
1. n. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.
Definition of Resistance
1. Noun. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist. ¹
2. Noun. (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion. ¹
3. Noun. (physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance. ¹
4. Noun. (sociology) An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation. ¹
5. Noun. (slang) The genitals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Resistance
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Medical Definition of Resistance
1. The failure of a condition to respond or remit following treatment. (16 Dec 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Resistance
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