resistance

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resistance
rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the refusal to accept or comply with something.
    E.g. they displayed a narrow-minded resistance to change
  • the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.
    E.g. some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others
  • the impeding or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another.
    E.g. air resistance was reduced by streamlining
  • the degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation. By Ohm's law resistance (measured in ohms) is equal to the voltage divided by the current.

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