Definition of resistance | What does resistance mean?
What is the definition of the word RESISTANCE?
Here is a list of definitions for resistance.
- 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"
- any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
- 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"
- (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
- 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"
- a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
- (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
- an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- group action in opposition to those in power
What are the synonyms of the word RESISTANCE?
What is another word for RESISTANCE?. Here is a list of synonyms for RESISTANCE
- RESISTANCE
- OPPOSITION
- ELECTRIC RESISTANCE
- ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
- IMPEDANCE
- RESISTIVITY
- OHMIC RESISTANCE
- IMMUNITY
- UNDERGROUND
- RESISTOR
Words beginning with RESISTANCE?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with RESISTANCE.
What words can be made with RESISTANCE?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with RESISTANCE.
- tsars
- tsar
- trins
- trines
- trine
- trin
- tries
- triens
- trienes
- triene
- trie
- trices
- trice
- triacs
- triac
- tress
- tres
- trenises
- trenise
- trees
- treens
- treen
- tree
- trass
- transes
- transe
- trans
- trances
- trance
- trains
- trainees
- trainee
- train
- traces
- trace
- tisanes
- tisane
- tis
- tires
- tire
- tirasse
- tins
- tines
- tineas
- tinea
- tine
- tin
- ties
- tiers
- tierces
In which dictionaries does the word resistance exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes