resistanceresistanceresistancesnoun (no plural)when people try to stop something happening; fighting against somebody or something: There was a lot of resistance to the plan to build a new airport.
# noun. - 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 - the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely. * some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others - the impeding, slowing, or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another. * air resistance would need to be reduced by streamlining - 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.