Widerstand — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defiance noun Open, bold resistance to authority or opposition.
- drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- resistance noun The act of opposing or fighting against something.
- resistor noun Someone who fights back, especially against an army occupying their country.
Senses
Widerstand is used for these senses in English:
- defiance The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
- drag (nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- resistor (electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.
- rheostat (electronics, technology) An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.
drag — full definition
- verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- noun A resisting force that slows down something moving through air or liquid.
- noun Something tedious or annoying.
- noun Elaborate, exaggerated clothing of the opposite gender worn for performance, especially by drag queens and kings.
- verb To insult or criticize someone sharply, often publicly (informal).
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