Resistance Synonyms & Definitions

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• ResistanceDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A means or method of resisting; that which resists.
2. (n.) The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.
3. (n.) The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles.
4. (n.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm.

• Resistance frameDefinition & Meaning in English

1. () A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.