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Irresistance
Irresistance Ir`re*sist"ance, n.
Nonresistance; passive submission.
Nonresistance
Nonresistance Non`re*sist"ance, n.
The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive
obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or
violence without opposition.
Resistance frame
Resistance frame Re*sist"ance frame` (Elec.)
A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched
spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they
radiate heat rapidly.
Skin resistanceSkin Skin, n. [Icel. skinn; akin to Sw. skinn, Dan. skind, AS.
scinn, G. schined to skin.]
1. (Anat.) The external membranous integument of an animal.
Note: In man, and the vertebrates generally, the skin consist
of two layers, an outer nonsensitive and nonvascular
epidermis, cuticle, or skarfskin, composed of cells
which are constantly growing and multiplying in the
deeper, and being thrown off in the superficial,
layers; and an inner sensitive, and vascular dermis,
cutis, corium, or true skin, composed mostly of
connective tissue.
2. The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether
green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal,
as a calf, sheep, or goat.
3. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See
Bottle, 1. ``Skins of wine.' --Tennyson.
4. The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of
fruits and plants.
5. (Naut.)
(a) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the
outside and covers the whole. --Totten.
(b) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside
the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel;
the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
Skin friction, Skin resistance (Naut.), the friction, or
resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to
the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel.
Skin graft (Surg.), a small portion of skin used in the
process of grafting. See Graft, v. t., 2.
Skin moth (Zo["o]l.), any insect which destroys the
prepared skins of animals, especially the larva of
Dermestes and Anthrenus.
Skin of the teeth, nothing, or next to nothing; the least
possible hold or advantage. --Job xix. 20.
Skin wool, wool taken from dead sheep. Unresistance
Unresistance Un`re*sist"ance, n.
Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. --Bp. Hall.
Meaning of Resistance from wikipedia
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Resistance may
refer to:
Either of two
similarly named but
otherwise unrelated comic...
- The
French Resistance (French: La
Résistance) was a
collection of
groups that
fought the ****
occupation and the
collaborationist Vichy regime in France...
- The
Resistance may
refer to a
resistance movement. It may also
refer to: The
Resistance, an
Animorphs book The
Resistance (The Fey), a 1998
novel in the...
- infections. This
resistance affects all
classes of microbes,
including bacteria (antibiotic
resistance),
viruses (antiviral
resistance),
protozoa (antiprotozoal...
-
Nonviolent resistance, or
nonviolent action,
sometimes called civil resistance, is the
practice of
achieving goals such as
social change through symbolic...
-
Insulin resistance (IR) is a
pathological condition in
which cells in insulin-sensitive
tissues in the body fail to
respond normally to the
hormone insulin...
-
Polish Resistance may
refer to:
Repnin Sejm Bar
Confederation Great Sejm Kościuszko
Uprising Greater Poland Uprising (1794)
Greater Poland Uprising (1806)...
- A
resistance movement is an
organized group of
people that
tries to
resist or try to
overthrow a
government or an
occupying power,
causing disruption and...
- A
Resistance (Korean: 항거:유관순 이야기) is a 2019
South Korean biographical period drama film
directed by Cho Min-ho,
starring Go Ah-sung, Kim Sae-byuk, Kim...
- The Axis of
Resistance (Persian: محور مقاومت Mehvar-e Moqâvemat; Arabic: محور المقاومة Miḥwar al-Muqāwamah) is an
informal Iranian-led
political and military...
