Widerstand

See also: widerstand

German

Etymology

wider- + Stand

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/
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Noun

Widerstand m (genitive Widerstandes or Widerstands, plural Widerstände)

  1. resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)
  2. resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion)
  3. resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current)
  4. resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation)
  5. resistor (electronic component)

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