resistencia

See also: resistència, resistência, and Resistencia

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin resistentia.

Noun

resistencia f (plural resistencies)

1. resistance

Related terms

• resistente
• resistir

Further reading

• “resistencia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Portuguese

Noun

resistencia f (plural resistencias)

1. obsolete spelling of resistência

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin resistent-

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin resistentiader.

Spanish resistencia

Derived from Latin resistentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resisˈtenθja/ [re.sisˈt̪ẽn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /resisˈtensja/ [re.sisˈt̪ẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: re‧sis‧ten‧cia

Noun

resistencia f (plural resistencias)

1. resistance
2. (physics) resistance
3. resistor (component that implements electrical resistance)

   Synonym: resistor

4. (exercise) endurance, stamina
5. (figuratively) endurance, resilience
6. strength (of a material)

Derived terms

• punto de resistencia
• resistencia a la autoridad
• resistencia pasiva

Related terms

• resistente
• resistir

Further reading

• “resistencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025