resistance

B2 Topic:Physics

US /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ See IPA manual

Freq #3763

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1

noun
The act of fighting against or refusing to accept something.

The new development plans met widespread resistance from local citizens.
2

noun
The ability of a body or material to not be harmed by something.

These plants are valued for their resistance to disease.
3

noun
A secret organization fighting against an occupying force or government.

Local people quietly aided the resistance during the occupation.
4

noun
In physics, the property of a material that opposes the flow of electric current.

The wire's resistance reduces the current in the circuit.

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1 noun · the act of fighting against... opposition

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Forms resistances

Derived forms autoresistancecorticoresistancecryoresistancemultiresistancenecroresistancenonresistanceosmoresistanceoxidoresistancepentaresistanceresistancelessseroresistance

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From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.

resistence Middle English resistentia Latin

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# resistance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/
**Frequency rank:** 3763

## Meanings
1. The act of fighting against or refusing to accept something.
2. The ability of a body or material to not be harmed by something.
3. A secret organization fighting against an occupying force or government.
4. In physics, the property of a material that opposes the flow of electric current.

## Examples
- The new development plans met widespread resistance from local citizens.
- These plants are valued for their resistance to disease.
- Local people quietly aided the resistance during the occupation.
- The wire's resistance reduces the current in the circuit.

## Derived Forms
- autoresistance
- corticoresistance
- cryoresistance
- multiresistance
- necroresistance
- nonresistance
- osmoresistance
- oxidoresistance
- pentaresistance
- resistanceless
- seroresistance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resistence
- Root: resistentia

## Etymology
From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.

## AI Etymology
Resistance comes from earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance. Modern senses include the act of fighting against or refusing to accept something. and the ability of a body or material to not be harmed by something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as autoresistance, corticoresistance, cryoresistance, multiresistance, necroresistance, and nonresistance.

## Topics
- Physics
- Actions & Processes

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