the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
<noun.act> he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
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a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
<noun.act> the enemy offered little resistance
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
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the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
<noun.state> these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
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the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
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(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
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an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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group action in opposition to those in power
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Resistance \Re*sist"ance\ (-ans), n. [F. r['e]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, -entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.
When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces. --1. Macc. xi. 38.
2. (Physics) The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles.
3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists.
Unfold to us some warlike resistance. --Shak.
4. (Elec.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm.
{Resistance box} (Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in various ways to afford more or less resistance.
{Resistance coil} (Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance.
{Solid of least resistance} (Mech.), a solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having the same base, height, and volume.
Sihanouk said the war would continue between Hun Sen forces and the thrid faction of his resistance coalition, the Communist Khmer Rouge, which boycotted the Tokyo conference sessions and did not sign the communique.
While no one is likely to take to the streets again soon, the spirit of resistance seems to be building anew.
"I don't see any prospect for progress, but rather for resistance, violence," says Robert Nathan, a Washington-based economist who follows Burmese developments.
Stock prices retreated in a turbulent session today, running into some resistance at or near record highs.
If the economy worsens, the government will lose legitimacy, making its battle against the resistance front that much harder.
But he said that rather than forcing an end to resistance, more violence is the likely result.
However, this ran into resistance from CEA-Industrie's management. This compromise is the result of arbitration by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, the powerful director of the French Treasury, who was called in to resolve the deadlock.
Eurodollar bond prices were marked significantly lower, and one of the few major new issues, by Shell Canada Ltd., encountered resistance, surprising many dealers.
Although drought regularly depletes sources of food and water for cattle, camels and sheep, there is resistance to sacrificing some animals to improve the others' chances. Tradition exposes further clashes between economics and environment.
He became active in the Dutch resistance.
Kyodo News Service reported the launch was mainly aimed at checking air resistance and vibration as the rocket flies in the atmosphere.
Once a month, Town Hall becomes the Full Moon Coffeehouse for performances benefiting causes from tax resistance to a group that opposed state surveillance flights to ferret out marijuana growers.
The stock market settled for a mixed showing after last week's rally ran into some resistance despite a continued slide in oil futures prices.
The resistance coalition has been battling the government Vietnam installed in Phnom Penh after it invaded in late 1978 and toppled the Khmer Rouge.
A standardized formula proposed by regulators last September ran into some heavy-duty resistance from the industry and some legislators in Washington.
A subsequent recovery ran into strong resistance at Dollars 1,920 a tonne and at yesterday's close three months copper was quoted at Dollars 1,892 a tonne, down Dollars 9 on the week. Aluminium fared no better.
The stock market was mixed today, running into some resistance after a six-session rally.
But the U.S.-backed Afghan resistance wants Najibullah to relinquish power before it comes to the negotiating table.
Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity without resistance and repel magnetic fields when cooled to very low temperatures.
London's September contract was stuck between solid support at Dollars 900 and resistance around Dollars 940 a tonne.
If Wall Street holds steady, London could easily breach upside resistance levels, traders noted.
To have launched The American Spectator in 1967, during the campus frolics that initiated the decline of the postwar system of authority, required, in a man of 23, a singular resistance to common decency.
Energy futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange slid below psychological resistance points as traders continued to bet on near-term peace in the Persian Gulf.
Aided by a narrowing of premiums on forward deliveries and caution ahead of the expiry of US and Chilean labour contracts at the end of this month, the price broke overhead resistance at the equivalent of Dollars 1,850 a tonne in midweek.
Goode said he had privately pushed for change since 1984, the year after he was elected, but said he was speaking out now because he had met resistance.
Shaken hours after watching soldiers take over her workplace Friday, journalist Maria Gediene swore that Mikhail Gorbachev had met his match in Lithuania's stubborn, non-violent resistance.
There is thus a resistance to seeing how good the recent economic news has been in a recession-beset world.
In addition it must maintain its pledge to reduce its fleet and dispose of assets, such as the Meridien hotels chain. Previous restructuring at Air France has failed miserably, often due to the resistance of the airline's 14 trade unions.
China has demanded that the Kremlin use its influence to prompt Soviet ally Vietnam to withdraw its troops from Cambodia, where they have been fighting China-backed resistance forces for the past 10 years.
The United States, which supports the resistance guerrillas, has said it would not consider ending its trade and aid embargo or normalizing ties until the last Vietnamese troops leave.