Widerstand

Etymology
Derived from ; equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)
 * 2) resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion)
 * 3) resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current)
 * 4) resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation)
 * 5)  resistor (electronic component)