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| re·sis·tance [ ri zístənss ] (plural re·sis·tances) |
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1. opposition: opposition to somebody or something
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2. refusal to give in: refusal to accept or comply with something
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3. ability to withstand damaging effect: the ability to remain unaltered by the damaging effect of something, e.g. an organism's ability not to succumb to disease or infection
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4. ability to say no to temptation: the ability to refrain from something in spite of being tempted
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5. physics force opposing another force: a force that opposes or slows down another force.
Symbol Rr
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6. electricity opposition to electric current: the opposition that a circuit, component, or substance presents to the flow of electricity.
Symbol R
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7. electricity source of resistance: something that is a source of opposition to the flow of electricity, e.g. a resistor.
Symbol R
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8. psychoanalysis repression of thoughts: in psychology, the process by which the ego keeps repressed thoughts and feelings from the conscious mind
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