Resistance

(re-zis’ ’-tans) [resist are, to withstand]. In electricity, the opposition offered by a conductor to the pa age of the current. R.^coil, a coil of wire for increasing the resistance in a circuit. R., E ential, or R., Internal, the resistance to conduction within the battery itself. R., Extraordinary, or R., External, the resistance to conduction outside of the battery. 554