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vastus.

resistance (the act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑstus/[ˈʋɑ̝s̠tus̠]
  1. resistance (the act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)

  2. resistance (force that tends to oppose motion)

  3. drag (resistance of air or other fluid to something moving in it)

  4. resistance (electrical resistance)

  5. resistor (electronic component)

  6. ellipsis of lämmitysvastus (“heating element”): element

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  7. opposition (opposing side in competition)

  8. enemy

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vastus. Equivalent to vasta- (“counter-, against”) + -us.

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