Widerstand
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See also: widerstand
German
Etymology
Derived from widerstehen; equivalent to wider- + Stand.
Pronunciation
Noun
Widerstand m (strong, genitive Widerstandes or Widerstands, plural Widerstände)
- 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)
- (electronics) resistor (electronic component)
Declension
Declension of Widerstand
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Widerstand | die | Widerstände |
| genitive | eines | des | Widerstandes, Widerstands | der | Widerstände |
| dative | einem | dem | Widerstand, Widerstande1 | den | Widerständen |
| accusative | einen | den | Widerstand | die | Widerstände |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Blindwiderstand
- Leitungswiderstand
- Luftwiderstand
- Reibungswiderstand
- Strömungswiderstand
- Umweltwiderstand
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Widerstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Widerstand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Widerstand” in Duden online