Physics: Measure of the degree to which an object (e. g. electronic part, wire) opposes the passage of an electric current.
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
group action in opposition to those in power
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
the condition in which an organism can resist disease
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"
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
the military action of resisting the enemy''s advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
a material''s opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
