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Resistance
Resistance
n.
The
act
of
resisting
;
opposition
,
passive
or
active
.
Resistance
n.
The
quality
of
not
yielding
to
force
or
external
pressure
;
that
power
of a
body
which
acts
in
opposition
to
the
impulse
or
pressure
of
another
, or
which
prevents
the
effect
of
another
power
; as,
the
resistance
of
the
air
to a
body
passing
through
it;
the
resistance
of a
target
to
projectiles
.
Resistance
n.
A
means
or
method
of
resisting
;
that
which
resists
.
Resistance
n.
A
certain
hindrance
or
opposition
to
the
passage
of an
electrical
current
or
discharge
offered
by
conducting
bodies
. It
bears
an
inverse
relation
to
the
conductivity
,
good
conductors
having
a
small
resistance
,
while
poor
conductors
or
insulators
have
a
very
high
resistance
.
The
unit
of
resistance
is
the
ohm
.
Resistance frame
A
rheostat
consisting
of an
open
frame
on
which
are
stretched
spirals
of
wire
.
Being
freely
exposed
to
the
air
,
they
radiate
heat
rapidly
.
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