Such that it can be resisted.

plural of resistence

Alternative form of resistibility

The resistance to leakage current through an insulating material body.

(physics) The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Symbol: R.

(physics) A resistance to the flow of heat across the interface between liquid helium and a solid that produces a temperature discontinuity.

In the United States, a person who resists or refuses to pay a tax for which the government has determined that person is liable, based on a disagreement with the policies of the government.

plural of tax resister

(physics) The action of friction that slows something moving through air; drag.

that slows the penetration of water (but is not waterproof)