Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "resistance training".
Определения
resistanceсуществительное
The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
The resistance to the new policy was strong among the employees.
The ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely.
The bacteria showed resistance to the antibiotic treatment.
A force that tends to oppose or retard motion.
The resistance of the air slowed down the parachute's descent.
An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation in a country under military or totalitarian occupation.
The resistance played a crucial role in the liberation of the occupied territories.
The degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation.
The resistance of the wire was measured to ensure it met the required specifications.
In psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material, manifested as opposition to the therapist's attempts to bring repressed thoughts into awareness.
The patient's resistance became evident whenever the therapist approached the topic of his childhood.
resistanceприлагательное
Used before another noun to indicate that the thing modified involves, produces, or requires resistance, especially physical exercise performed against an opposing force.
He follows a programme of resistance training to build strength.
Relating to or characteristic of an underground movement opposing an occupying force or established authority (used attributively).
Resistance fighters sabotaged the railway lines during the war.