Resistance ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Resistance ( noun )

  1. The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
  2. The capacity of a substance or body to oppose electric current, expressed in ohms.
  3. The opposition offered by a machine or substance to the passage of electric current, seen as a measure of its electrical conductivity.

Origin:

Late 16th century (denoting opposition to progress or change): from french, from late latin resistentia, from resistere "resist".

Examples:

  1. The company faced resistance from the workers when they announced the layoffs.
  2. The resistance of the wire is proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area.
  3. Ohm's law states that the current flowing through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points and inversely proportional to the resistance.
  4. The resistance of the body to infection is increased by a strong immune system.
  5. The resistance of a material to flow is known as its viscosity.

(As a verb)

Resistance ( verb )

  1. The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
  2. The capacity of a substance or body to oppose electric current, expressed in ohms.
  3. The opposition offered by a machine or substance to the passage of electric current, seen as a measure of its electrical conductivity.

Origin:

Late 16th century (denoting opposition to progress or change): from french, from late latin resistentia, from resistere "resist".

Examples:

  1. The company faced resistance from the workers when they announced the layoffs.
  2. The resistance of the wire is proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area.
  3. Ohm's law states that the current flowing through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points and inversely proportional to the resistance.
  4. The resistance of the body to infection is increased by a strong immune system.
  5. The resistance of a material to flow is known as its viscosity.
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