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English Definitions
resist
V
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist
V
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist
V
express opposition through action or words
resist
V
withstand the force of something
resist
V
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
resist
V
refuse to comply
resistance
N
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
resistance
N
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
resistance
N
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
resistance
N
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
resistance
N
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
resistance
N
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
resistance
N
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
resistance
N
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
resistance
N
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
resistance
N
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
resistance
N
group action in opposition to those in power
N
pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire
N
thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire
N
the reciprocal of conductance
resistant
relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
resistant
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
resistant
impervious to being affected
resistant
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resistant
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
N
someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
resister
N
someone who offers opposition
capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated
N
physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest
exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
resistive
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
N
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
impossible to resist; overpowering
resistless
offering no resistance
resistor
N
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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