Definition of Resistance
Resistance
re·sis·tance
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
Opposition to something, especially a force or power.
e.g. The resistance movement fought against the oppressive government.
(noun)
the ability of something or someone to be unaffected by something and resist its unpleasant effects, especially the capacity of a biological organism to not be affected by a harmful or toxic agent, often by being repeatedly exposed to it;
e.g. He has a high resistance to warm temperatures because he has lived in hot places for many years. The germ developed a resistance to the medication.
(noun)
some force that acts to oppose something and block, slow, or stop it;
e.g. We tried to push through the crowd, but the resistance made our progress slow.
(noun)
a physical property of a substance that expresses the degree to which it opposes electric current passing through it;
e.g. The wire has a low resistance, which allows a large amount of current to pass through it.
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