Resistance

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Resistance may refer to:

In Physics:

Electrical resistance, the degree to which a passing electric current is dissipated into heat
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 how poorly temperature conducts through a substance
- Thermal conductivity, how well temperature conducts 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: Fall of Man, a Sony PlayStation 3 exclusive game 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" (Voyager episode), the 28th episode of Star Trek: Voyager

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
Resistance (Burning Spear album), 1986 album
White Aryan Resistance

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