re‧sist‧ance /rɪˈzɪstəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
Pronunciation[ri-zis-tuhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA
Pronunciation
noun
1. the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
2. the opposition offered by one thing, force, etc., to
another.
3. Electricity.
a. Also called ohmic resistance. a property of a conductor by
virtue of which the passage of current is opposed, causing electric
energy to be transformed into heat: equal to the voltage across the
conductor divided by the current flowing in the conductor: usually
measured in ohms. Abbreviation:. R
b. a conductor or coil offering such opposition; resistor.
4. Psychiatry. opposition to an attempt to bring repressed thoughts
or feelings into consciousness.
5. (often initial capital letter) an underground organization
composed of groups of private individuals working as an opposition
force in a conquered country to overthrow the occupying power,
usually by acts of sabotage, guerrilla warfare, etc.: the
resistance during the German occupation in World War II.
6. Stock Exchange. resistance level.
