"Widerstand" meaning in German

See Widerstand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/ Audio: De-Widerstand.ogg [Germany, Berlin], LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Widerstand.wav , De-at-Widerstand.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: Derived from widerstehen; equivalent to wider- + Stand. Etymology templates: {{prefix|de|wider|Stand}} wider- + Stand Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Widerstand m (strong, genitive Widerstandes or Widerstands, plural Widerstände) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Widerstandes [genitive], Widerstands [genitive], Widerstände [plural], strong [table-tags], Widerstand [nominative, singular], Widerstände [definite, nominative, plural], Widerstandes [genitive, singular], Widerstands [genitive, singular], Widerstände [definite, genitive, plural], Widerstand [dative, singular], Widerstande [dative, singular], Widerständen [dative, definite, plural], Widerstand [accusative, singular], Widerstände [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Widerstand-de-noun-uJ-PAb8h
  2. resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Widerstand-de-noun-Tlyujchf
  3. resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Widerstand-de-noun-VDxbdL5G
  4. resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Widerstand-de-noun-icjfH~F7 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with wider-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 5 43 32 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with wider-: 21 15 7 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 10 2 64 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 19 2 58 16
  5. (electronics) resistor (electronic component) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Widerstand-de-noun-Dg685g1- Categories (other): Electronics, Electronics, Physics Disambiguation of Electronics: 2 5 7 2 84 Disambiguation of Physics: 0 31 30 0 39 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Blindwiderstand, Leitungswiderstand, Luftwiderstand, Reibungswiderstand, Strömungswiderstand, Umweltwiderstand Derived forms: widerstandslos, widerstandsmäßig, widerständig Related terms: Widerstandsbewegung, Widerstandsbrechung, widerstandsfähig, Widerstandskämpfer

Inflected forms

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      "form": "Widerstände",
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    },
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    },
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