resistance vs retarding force

resistance and retarding force both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resistance	Yes	No	No	No
retarding force	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retarding force is a hyponym of resistance; that is, retarding force is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resistance:

resistance: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
retarding force: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

Other hyponyms of resistance include friction, rubbing, acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance, acoustic resistance, drag.

resistance (noun)	retarding force (noun)
group action in opposition to those in power	the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

resistance vs retarding force

resistance and retarding force both are nouns.

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