0 the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something:
1 an organization that secretly fights against an enemy that has taken control of its country
2 Resistance is the degree to which a substance prevents the flow of electricity through it:
Copper has low resistance.
3 a situation in which people or organizations fight against something or refuse to accept or be changed by something:
resistance to sth The government faces resistance to the bill.
There should be no resistance to the new management structure
4 a force which acts to stop the progress of something or make it slower:
The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance.
Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics.
He was famed for his stubborn resistance and his refusal to accept defeat.
There has been strong resistance to the proposed tax increases.
Following a determined resistance in the east, there was eventually a popular uprising in the capital.
If all other resistances are constant, a given level of conductance of the synaptic membrane determines unique values of membrane potential and length constant.
If the possible range of resistances spans 6.5 units, then a lung biopsy may be needed in order to plan further management.
Most importantly, these should be valued and not rejected as ' resistances ' and in some way perverse.
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