Definition of Resist. Meaning of Resist. Synonyms of Resist

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Definition of Resist

Resist
Resist Re*sist", v. i. To make opposition. --Shak.
Resist
Resist Re*sist", n. (Calico Printing) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes. --F. C. Calvert.
Resist
Resist Re*sist", n. (Technical) Something that resists or prevents a certain action; specif.: A substance applied to a surface, as of metal, to prevent the action on it of acid or other chemical agent.

Meaning of Resist from wikipedia

- A resist, used in many areas of manufacturing and art, is something that is added to parts of an object to create a pattern by protecting these parts from...
- Look up resist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A resist is something that is added to parts of an object to create a pattern by protecting these parts...
- Resist dyeing (resist-dyeing) is a traditional method of dyeing textiles with patterns. Methods are used to "resist" or prevent the dye from reaching...
- Refuse/Resist is Sepultura's fourth single, released in 1993. The title song, also included as a single off the album Chaos A.D., is one of the band's...
- A photoresist (also known simply as a resist) is a light-sensitive material used in several processes, such as photolithography and photoengraving, to...
- Electrical resistivity (also called volume resistivity or specific electrical resistance) is a fundamental specific property of a material that measures...
- In physics, resistive force is a force, or the vector sum of numerous forces, whose direction is opposite to the motion of a body, and may refer to: Friction...
- People's Volunteer Army is most commonly and officially known as the "Resisting America and ****isting Korea War" (Chinese: 抗美援朝战争; pinyin: Kàngměi Yuáncháo...
- Resistivity logging is a method of well logging that works by characterizing the rock or sediment in a borehole by measuring its electrical resistivity...
- The right to resist is a human right, although its scope and content are controversial. The right to resist, depending on how it is defined, can take the...