Definition of Resistance
Resistance
re·sis·tance
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the action of opposing something or of refusing to follow or accept it, the action of arguing or actively trying to prevent something;
e.g. Some people have a resistance to being told what to do.
(noun)
the ability of something or someone to be unaffected by something and resist its unpleasant effects, especially the capacity of a biological organism to not be affected by a harmful or toxic agent, often by being repeatedly exposed to it;
e.g. He has a high resistance to warm temperatures because he has lived in hot places for many years. The germ developed a resistance to the medication.
(noun)
some force that acts to oppose something and block, slow, or stop it;
e.g. We tried to push through the crowd, but the resistance made our progress slow.
(noun)
a physical property of a substance that expresses the degree to which it opposes electric current passing through it;
e.g. The wire has a low resistance, which allows a large amount of current to pass through it.
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