resistance — [[t]rɪzɪ̱stəns[/t]] ♦♦♦ resistances 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N to n Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. The US wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance. 2) N… … English dictionary
Resistance thermometer — Resistance thermometers, also called resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), are temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperature. As they are almost invariably made of… … Wikipedia
List of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance characters — The group from Path of Radiance that appeared on Nasir s ship. Distinguished from left to right: Oscar, Rolf, Boyd, Mist, Mordecai, Lethe, Titania, Zihark, Rhys, Ike, Nephenee, Soren (front), Gatrie (back), Brom, Shinon, Mia (front), Marcia… … Wikipedia
Port Militarization Resistance — in 2006 and 2007.trategy and tacticsWhile attempts are made to appeal to local governing bodies to cease military shipments, many PMR members and port action participants believe these avenues have largely been exhausted.… … Wikipedia
Italian resistance movement — The Italian resistance movement was a partisan force during World War II.Origins of the movementAfter Italy s armistice on 8 September 1943, the Italian resistance movement became massive. The Italian partisans, as military formations of the… … Wikipedia
The Resistance (Half-Life 2) — articleissues unreferenced=April 2008 in universe=May 2008 notability=May 2008 cleanup=May 2008The Resistance is a faction of humans and Vortigaunts in Half Life 2 and its episodic continuations that fight the Combine in the Battle of City 17 .… … Wikipedia
Atkinson resistance — is commonly used in mine ventilation to characterise the resistance to airflow of a duct of irregular size and shape, such as a mine roadway. It has the symbol R and is used in the square law for pressure drop,:Delta P = frac{ ho {actual{ ho… … Wikipedia
Lord's Resistance Army — LRA redirects here. For other uses, see LRA (disambiguation). Lord s Resistance Army Participant in the Lord s Resistance Army insurgency, First Sudanese Civil War and Second Sudanese Civil War … Wikipedia
Desire path — A typical desire line A desire path (also known as a desire line or social trail) is a path developed by erosion caused by footfall. The path usually represents the shortest or most easily navigated route between an origin and destination. The… … Wikipedia
Nationalism and resistance in Algeria — Part of a series on the History of Algeria … Wikipedia