• Czech: odpor
• Finnish: resistanssi
• German: Widerstand
• Hungarian: ellenállás
• Japanese: (teikō)
• Swedish: resistans

• Czech: odpor
• German: Widerstand
• Hungarian: ellenállás

• ttbc Chinese: 阻力 (zǔlì); 抵抗 (dǐkàng) (1)
• ttbc French: résistance
• ttbc Latin: resistantia
• ttbc Polish: opór
• ttbc Portuguese: resistência
• ttbc Spanish: resistencia

Resistance may refer to:

In physics:

• Electrical resistance, a measure of the degree to which an object opposes an electric current through it
• Friction, the force that opposes (relative) motion
  • Drag (physics) ("air resistance"), fluid or gas forces opposing motion and flow
• Geological resistance, a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors
  • Hydraulic conductivity, the ease with which water can move through pore spaces or fractures in soil or rock
• Thermal resistance, a measure of difficulty of heat transfer through a substance
  • Thermal conductivity, how well heat is conducted through a substance
  • Thermal resistance in electronics, heat considerations in electronics design

In biology:

• Drug resistance
  • Antibiotic resistance, the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of antibiotics
  • Resistance to antiviral drugs, the ability of a population of viruses to withstand the effects of an antiviral drug.
• Immune system, the system in organisms that provides disease resistance
  • Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables
• Pesticide resistance, resistance of insects, weeds, rodents, and other "pests" to improperly used pesticides
• Systemic acquired resistance, a response in plants that occurs following exposure to a pathogen

In psychology

• Psychological resistance, the act of defending one's position in response to confrontation

In politics and the military:

• Resistance movement, a group trying to thwart foreign occupation
  • Resistance during World War II
• Resistance (socialist youth organisation), an Australian Marxist organisation
• Draft resistance, organized or personal opposition to military conscription
• HMS Resistance, a British Navy ironclad battleship
• Resistance (military) is the ability of an organized force to stand on the defensive

In entertainment:

• Resistance (Burning Spear album), 1986 album
• Resistance (Mika Nakashima album), 2002 album
• Resistance (Alove for Enemies album), 2006 album
• Resistance: Fall of Man, a Sony PlayStation 3 exclusive game by Insomniac Games
• Resistance 2, the upcoming sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man by Insomniac Games
• Resistance (V TV series), a group of humans opposing an alien takeover in the V television series
• Resistance (film), a 2003 war movie, with Bill Paxton
• "Resistance" (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series
• "Resistance" (Star Trek: Voyager episode), the 28th episode of Star Trek: Voyager
• Operation Flashpoint: Resistance, expansion pack of video game Operation Flashpoint.
• Resistance, a song by Japanese band High and Mighty Color

Resistance can also refer to:

• Resistance (technical analysis), a price level in security trading that, if reached, activates many sell triggers
• Resistance welding, a group of welding processes
• Resistance Records, a white power music label
• Resistance Productions, a record label
• White Aryan Resistance

See also

• Resilience
• Resistor

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