Clues for the word "RESISTANCE"

We've had 22 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 47 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on April 20, 2026.

Definition of resistance

n. - The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.
n. - The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles.
n. - A means or method of resisting; that which resists.
n. - A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm.