Complete Definition of "resistance"

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Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  2. physics A force that tends to oppose motion.
  3. physics Shortened form of electrical resistance.
  4. sociology An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation.

Translations
trans-top|act of resisting
Arabic: ARchar|��ا��ة IPAchar|(muq�wama) f
Chinese: �� {d�kàng)
Dutch: weerstand m
Finnish: vastarinta
French: résistance f
German: Widerstand m
Hungarian: t|hu|ellenállás
Italian: resistenza f
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Japanese: JAchar|�� (teik�)
Korean: �� (banhang)
Portuguese: resistência f
Russian: �оп�о�ивление (soprotivlénije) n
Spanish: resistencia f
Swedish: motstånd n
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trans-top|force that tends to oppose motion
German: Widerstand m
Hungarian: t|hu|ellenállás
Japanese: JAchar|��� (teik�ryoku)
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trans-top|shortened form of electrical resistance
Czech: odpor m
Finnish: resistanssi
German: Widerstand m
Hungarian: t|hu|ellenállás
Japanese: JAchar|�� (teik�)
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trans-top|underground organization struggling for liberation
Czech: odpor m
German: Widerstand m
Hungarian: t|hu|ellenállás
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (z�lì); �� (d�kàng) (1)
ttbc|French: résistance
ttbc|Latin: resistantia
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ttbc|Polish: opór m
ttbc|Portuguese: resistência f
ttbc|Spanish: resistencia
ttbc|Swedish: motstånd n (1,2), resistans c (1,3)
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