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offer resistance — to try to resist or fight The people offered no resistance when the enemy entered the town. • • • Main Entry: ↑offer … Useful english dictionary
offer resistance — offer opposition, resist … English contemporary dictionary
offer — [ôf′ər, äf′ər] vt. [ME offren < OE & OFr: OE offrian < LL(Ec) offerre, to offer to God, sacrifice; OFr offrir: both < L offerre, to bring before, present, show < ob (see OB ) + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to present to God or a god in an act… … English World dictionary
resistance — n. 1) to offer, put up resistance 2) to break down, crush, overcome, overpower, put down, smash, wear down resistance 3) determined, fierce, stiff, strong, stubborn, valiant resistance 4) armed; non violent, passive; spotty; weak resistance 5)… … Combinatory dictionary
offer — offerable, adj. offerer, offeror, n. /aw feuhr, of euhr/, v.t. 1. to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette. 2. to propose or put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion. 3. to propose or volunteer (to do … Universalium
resistance — re|sist|ance W3S2 [rıˈzıstəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(against change)¦ 2¦(fighting)¦ 3¦(against infection/illness)¦ 4 wind/air/water resistance 5¦(electricity)¦ 6 the resistance 7 the line/path of least resistance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(AGAINST CHANGE)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
resistance — /rI zIstFns/ noun 1 AGAINST CHANGE (singular, uncountable) a refusal to accept new ideas or changes: When you introduced computerized billing, was there much resistance from consumers? (+ to): There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. 2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
resistance coil — noun : a coil of wire introduced into an electrical circuit to provide resistance * * * resistance coil noun A coil of wire used to offer resistance to the passage of electricity • • • Main Entry: ↑resist * * * resistance coil, a coil or wire… … Useful english dictionary
offer — of•fer [[t]ˈɔ fər, ˈɒf ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to present for acceptance or rejection: to offer a drink[/ex] 2) to propose or put forward for consideration: to offer a suggestion[/ex] 3) to show willingness (to do something): I offered to go first[/ex]… … From formal English to slang
Resistance thermometer — Resistance thermometers, also called resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), are temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperature. As they are almost invariably made of… … Wikipedia
