English-Thai Dictionary

resistance

N การ ต่อต้าน  การขัดขืน  opposition struggle kan-tor-tan

 

resistance

N ความอดทน  ความอดกลั้น  refrainment kwam-aod-ton

 

resistance

N แรงต้านทาน  ความต้านทาน  impediment friction rang-tan-tan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESISTANCE

n. 1. The act of resisting; opposition. Resistance is passive, as that of a fixed body which interrupts the passage of a moving body; or active, as in the exertion of force to stop, repel or defeat progress or designs.
2. The quality of not yielding to force or external impression; 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 a ball which receives the force of another; the resistance of wood to a cutting instrument; the resistance of air to the motion of a cannon ball, or of water to the motion of a ship.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RESISTANCE

Re *sist "ance (-ans ), n. Etym: [F. résistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, - entis, p. pr. See Resist. ]

 

1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. When King Demetrius saw that. .. no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces. 1. Macc. xi. 38.

 

2. (Physics )

 

Defn: 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.

 

3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists. Unfold to us some warlike resistance. Shak.

 

4. (Elec.)

 

Defn: 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 box (Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in various ways to afford more or less resistance. -- Resistance coil (Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance. -- Solid of least resistance (Mech. ), a solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having the same base, height, and volume.

 

RESISTANCE FRAME

RESISTANCE FRAME Re *sist "ance frame `. (Elec.)

 

Defn: A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

resistance

re sist ance |riˈzistəns rəˈzɪstəns | ▶noun 1 the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument: she put up no resistance to being led away. • armed or violent opposition: government forces were unable to crush guerrilla-style resistance. • (also resistance movement ) [ in sing. ] a secret organization resisting authority, esp. in an occupied country. • (the Resistance ) the underground movement formed in France during World War II to fight the German occupying forces and the Vichy government. Also called maquis. • the impeding, slowing, or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another: air resistance would need to be reduced by streamlining. 2 the ability not to be affected by something, esp. adversely: some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others. • Medicine & Biology lack of sensitivity to a drug, insecticide, etc. , esp. as a result of continued exposure or genetic change. 3 the degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation. Ohm's law resistance (measured in ohms ) is equal to the voltage divided by the current. • a resistor or other circuit component that opposes the passage of an electric current. PHRASES the path (or line ) of least resistance an option avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness; the easiest course of action. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French résistance, from late Latin resistentia, from the verb resistere ‘hold back ’ (see resist ).

 

resistance thermometer

re |sist |ance therm |om ¦eter ▶noun Physics an instrument used to measure a change in temperature by its effect on the electrical resistance of a platinum or other metal wire.

 

Oxford Dictionary

resistance

re |sist |ance |rɪˈzɪst (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the refusal to accept or comply with something: they displayed a narrow-minded resistance to change. • the use of force or violence to oppose someone or something: government forces were unable to crush guerrilla-style resistance | she put up no resistance to being led away. • (also resistance movement ) a secret organization resisting authority, especially in an occupied country. • (the Resistance ) the underground movement formed in France during the Second World War to fight the German occupying forces and the Vichy government. Also called maquis. 2 the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely: some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others. • [ mass noun ] Medicine & Biology lack of sensitivity to a drug, insecticide, etc. , especially as a result of continued exposure or genetic change. 3 the impeding or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another: air resistance was reduced by streamlining. 4 the degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation. By Ohm's law resistance (measured in ohms ) is equal to the voltage divided by the current. • [ count noun ] a resistor or other circuit component which opposes the passage of an electric current. PHRASES the line (or path ) of least resistance the easiest course of action. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French résistance, from late Latin resistentia, from the verb resistere ‘hold back ’ (see resist ).

 

resistance thermometer

re |sist |ance therm |om ¦eter ▶noun Physics an instrument used to measure a change in temperature by its effect on the electrical resistance of a platinum or other metal wire.

 

resistance training

re |sist |ance training ▶noun another term for weight training.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

resistance

resistance noun 1 resistance to change: opposition to, hostility to, refusal to accept. 2 a spirited resistance: opposition, fight, stand, struggle. 3 the body's resistance to disease: ability to fight off, immunity from, defenses against. 4 the French resistance: resistance movement, freedom fighters, underground, partisans.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

resistance

resistance noun 1 they displayed a narrow-minded resistance to change: opposition to, hostility to, aversion to, refusal to accept, unwillingness to accept, disinclination to accept, reluctance to accept, lack of enthusiasm for. ANTONYMS acceptance, receptivity. 2 James put up a spirited resistance: opposition, fight, battle, stand, struggle, confrontation, defiance. ANTONYMS submission, surrender. 3 tobacco lowers the body's resistance to disease: ability to fight off, ability to counteract, ability to withstand, immunity from, defences against; resilience. 4 he joined the resistance: underground, freedom fighters, partisans, guerrillas; in France, historical Maquis.

 

Duden Dictionary

Résistance

Ré sis tance Substantiv, feminin Geschichte , die |rezɪsˈtãːs |die Résistance; Genitiv: der Résistance französisch (la ) Résistance; französisch résistance = Widerstand, zu: résister < lateinisch resistere, resistieren französische Widerstandsbewegung gegen die deutsche Besatzung im Zweiten Weltkrieg

 

French Dictionary

résistance

résistance n. f. nom féminin 1 Propriété par laquelle une force s ’oppose à une autre. : La résistance de l ’air. 2 figuré Opposition. : Il leur opposa une résistance désespérée. SYNONYME refus . 3 Mouvement clandestin d ’opposition aux occupants allemands en France pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. : La Résistance. Note Typographique En ce sens, le nom s ’écrit avec une majuscule initiale. Note Orthographique résist a nce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

resistance

re sis tance /rɪzɪ́st (ə )ns /→resist 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 U «新しい考え 変化などへの /…からの » 抵抗 , 反対 «to /from » (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ meet (with ) [encounter, face ] resistance to new ideas from staff 新しい考え方に対してスタッフからの反発を買う 2 U 【敵 攻撃に対する 】抵抗 , 反抗 , 反撃 «to » (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ The soldiers put up [offered ] no [little ] resistance .兵士たちはまったく [ほとんど ]抵抗を示さなかった ▸ passive resistance 消極的抵抗 〘暴力ではなく不服従による抵抗 〙3 U 【病気 薬などに対する 】抵抗力 , 免疫力 , 耐性 ; 【水 侵食などに対する 】耐久性 «to » (!具体例ではa ～; その際修飾語を伴う ) ▸ develop resistance to anti-biotics 抗生物質への抵抗力を身につける ▸ water resistance 防水性 4 U (動く物体にかかる )抵抗 ▸ cut [reduce ] air [wind ] resistance 空気抵抗を減らす ▸ a tire's rolling resistance タイヤの回転抵抗 5 〘物理 電 〙U (物質の )(電気 )抵抗 ; C 抵抗器 [装置 ](resistor ).6 U 〖しばしばthe R-; 単複両扱い 〗(独裁国家 占領下での違法な )抵抗運動 , レジスタンス (resistance movement ).t à ke [f ò llow, ch ò ose ] the l í ne [｟米 ｠ p á th ] of l è ast res í stance (困難な状況下で, ためらいつつも )最も安易な方法 [道 ]を選ぶ .