Engelsk substantiv: resistance | |||
1. | resistance (om handling) the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens. Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | opposition | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | action | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | anti-takeover defense, lockout, reaction | ||
2. | resistance (om fenomen) any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | mechanical phenomenon | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance, acoustic resistance, drag, friction, retarding force, rubbing | ||
3. | resistance (om fenomen) a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistivity | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | electrical phenomenon | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | ohmage | ||
4. | resistance (om handling) the military action of resisting the enemy's advance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The enemy offered little resistance. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | action, military action | ||
Overordnet kategori | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
5. | resistance (om tilstand) (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | immunity | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | condition, status | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | acquired immunity, immunogenicity, innate immunity, natural immunity | ||
Overordnet kategori | medical specialty, medicine | ||
6. | resistance (om tilstand) the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | These trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | capability, capacity | ||
7. | resistance (om gruppe) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | underground | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | revolutionary group | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Maquis | ||
8. | resistance (om egenskap) the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | deadness, unresponsiveness | ||
Overordnet kategori | bacteria, bacterium | ||
9. | resistance (om egenskap) (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | involuntariness, unwillingness | ||
Overordnet kategori | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
10. | resistance (om gjenstand) an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | resistor | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | electrical device | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | ballast, ballast resistor, barretter, potential divider, rheostat, variable resistor, voltage divider | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | ||
11. | resistance (om handling) group action in opposition to those in power | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | group action | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | confrontation, contravention, defiance, dispute, dissent, insubordination, objection, obstructionism, opposition, protest, rebellion, rebelliousness, sales resistance | ||