plural of resistance arm

(physics) A resistance to the flow of heat across the interface between liquid helium and a solid that produces a temperature discontinuity.

In the United States, a person who resists or refuses to pay a tax for which the government has determined that person is liable, based on a disagreement with the policies of the government.

(physics) The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Symbol: R.

plural of tax resister

(physics) The action of friction that slows something moving through air; drag.

that slows the penetration of water (but is not waterproof)

Capable of withstanding fire, either permanently or for a pre-determined time.

able to withstand the effects of acids

(education, UK) A school subject combining elements of woodwork, metalwork and plastic-work, sometimes a module of a larger design and technology syllabus.