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resistance vs rubbing

rubbing vs resistance

resistance and rubbing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resistance Yes No No No
rubbing Yes No No No
As nouns, rubbing is a hyponym of resistance; that is, rubbing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resistance:
  • resistance: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
  • rubbing: the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
Other hyponyms of resistance include friction, acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance, acoustic resistance, drag, retarding force.
resistance (noun) rubbing (noun)
group action in opposition to those in power effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
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
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