resistencia

See also: resistència, resistência, and Resistencia

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin resistentia.

Noun

resistencia f (plural resistencies)

1. resistance

Related terms

• resistente
• resistir

Portuguese

Noun

resistencia f (plural resistencias)

1. Obsolete spelling of resistência

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin resistentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /resisˈtenθja/ [re.sisˈt̪ẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /resisˈtensja/ [re.sisˈt̪ẽn.sja]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: re‧sis‧ten‧cia

Noun

resistencia f (plural resistencias)

1. resistance
2. (physics) resistance
3. resistor (component that implements electrical resistance)

   Synonym: resistor

4. (exercise) endurance, stamina
5. (figuratively) endurance, resilience
6. strength (of a material)

Derived terms

• punto de resistencia
• resistencia a la autoridad

 

Related terms

• resistente
• resistir

 

Further reading

• “resistencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014