- Resistance
Resistance may refer to:
Physics
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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 designBiology
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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
*Vascular resistance , the resistance to flow that must be overcome in order for blood to circulate through the body.Politics and Military
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Resistance movement , a group trying to thwart foreign occupation
**Resistance during World War II
**French Resistance
*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
*White Aryan Resistance Entertainment
*in music:
**Resistance (Burning Spear album) , 1986 album
**Resistance (Mika Nakashima album) , 2002 album
**Resistance (Alove for Enemies album) , 2006 album
** Resistance, a song by Japanese bandHigh and Mighty Color
** La Resistance a song from the musical South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
**Resistance Records , a white power music label
**Resistance Productions , a record label
*in videogames:
** , a Sony PlayStation 3 game
**Resistance 2 , sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man
** , a Sony PlayStation Portable game
** , expansion pack of video game "Operation Flashpoint".
*in television:
**Resistance (V TV series) , a group of humans opposing an alien takeover in the "V" television series
**Resistance (Battlestar Galactica) , a "Battlestar Galactica" episode
** , the 28th episode of "Star Trek: Voyager"
*other:
**Resistance (film) , a 2003 war movie, with Bill Paxton
**Resistance (novel) , a 2007 historical novel by Owen SheersOther
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La Résistance (professional wrestling)
*Resistance (technical analysis) , a price level in security trading that, if reached, activates many sell triggers
*Resistance welding , a group of welding processes
*Psychological resistance , the act of defending one's position in response to confrontationSee also
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Resilience
*Resistor
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