resistance B2 Topic:The Human Body US /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ See IPA manual Freq #3763 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of fighting against... opposition Word family Forms resistances Derived forms autoresistancecorticoresistancecryoresistancemultiresistancenecroresistancenonresistanceosmoresistanceoxidoresistancepentaresistanceresistancelessseroresistance Common collocations resistance thermometer Noun + noun least resistance Adjective + noun offer resistance Verb + noun Etymology AI details From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance. resistence Middle English resistentia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - The Human Body markdown