Widerstand

German (Berlin)

/ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/

noun
Definitions
  • resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)
  • resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion)
  • resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current)
  • resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation)
  • resistor (electronic component)

Etymology

Prefix from German Stand (stand, position, status, situation, estate, state, cabin, reading, standing, stall, civil status).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Stand

Gloss

stand, position, status, situation, estate, state, cabin, reading, standing, stall, civil status

Concept
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Action/Process

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