resistance

Resistance stands for:

Resistance (psychotherapy) , rejection or defensive attitude
Resistance (politics) , disobedience and opposition to the authorities
Resistance to National Socialism , opposition to National Socialism
Resistance to state power , obstruction of state organs
Resistance to law enforcement officers , a criminal offense of the German penal code
Resistance (stock market chart ) , a price zone in the securities chart

Physics, electrical engineering:

magnetic resistance , the ratio of magnetic voltage and magnetic flux

electrical resistance , the ratio of electrical direct voltage and current strength

Resistance the relationship between electrical alternating voltage and current strength, see impedance

specific resistance , a material property related to electrical current

Resistance (component) , a component in electrical engineering

Starting resistor , a component used to limit the starting current of electric motors

Radiation resistance , a term used in general wave propagation

Resistance , some measured values in acoustics, see acoustic impedance

acoustic radiation resistance , the ratio of sound pressure and sound flow

Frictional resistance , a force caused by friction, see friction

Rolling resistance , a force that occurs when wheels and balls roll

Thermal resistance , a measure of the temperature difference when a heat flow passes through a material

Resistance to deformation , a force directed against deformation, see deformation

Flow resistance, a force that counteracts movement in fluid dynamics in general

Peripheral resistance , a measure of resistance to flow through blood vessels in physiology

Airway resistance , a measure of the flow resistance of the airways in physiology, see lung function #Airway resistance (Resistance)

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