Residuous Reˇsid"uˇous adjective [ Latin residuus .] Remaining; residual. Landor.

Residuum Reˇsid"uˇum noun [ Latin See Residue .] That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue.

"I think so," is the whole residuum . . . after evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot demagogue.

Latin Taylor.

Resiege Reˇsiege" transitive verb [ Prefix re- + siege a seat.] To seat again; to reinstate. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Resign Reˇsign" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Resigned (-z?nd"); present participle & verbal noun Resigning .] [ French résigner , Latin resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; prefix re- re- + signare to seal, stamp. See Sign , and cf . Resignation .]

1. To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively.

I here resign my government to thee.

Shak.

Lament not, Eve, but patiently resign
What justly thou hast lost.

Milton.

What more reasonable, than that we should in all things resign up ourselves to the will of God?

Tiilotson.

2. To relinquish; to abandon.

He soon resigned his former suit.

Spenser.

3. To commit to the care of; to consign. [ Obsolete]

Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the seas, resigned and concredited to the conduct of such as they call governors.

Evelyn.

Syn. -- To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish; forego; quit; forsake; abandon; renounce. -- Resign , Relinquish . To resign is to give up, as if breaking a seal and yielding all it had secured; hence, it marks a formal and deliberate surrender. To relinquish is less formal, but always implies abandonment and that the thing given up has been long an object of pursuit, and, usually, that it has been prized and desired. We resign what we once held or considered as our own, as an office, employment, etc. We speak of relinquishing a claim, of relinquishing some advantage we had sought or enjoyed, of relinquishing seme right, privilege, etc. "Men are weary with the toil which they bear, but can not find it in their hearts to relinquish it." Steele. See Abdicate .

Resignation Res`igˇna"tion noun [ French résignation . See Resign .] 1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission.

2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.

Syn. -- Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See Patience .

Resigned Reˇsigned" adjective Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur.

A firm, yet cautious mind;
Sincere, thought prudent; constant, yet resigned .

Pope.

Resignedly Reˇsign"edˇly adverb With submission.

Resignee Res`ignˇee" noun One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made.

Resigner Reˇsign"er noun One who resigns.

Resignment Reˇsign"ment (-m e nt) noun The act of resigning.

Resile Reˇsile" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Resiled (-z?ld"); present participle & verbal noun Resiling .] [ Latin resilire to leap or spring back; prefix re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient .] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. J. Ellis.

Resilience Reˇsil"iˇence (r?-z?l"?- e ns), Re*sil"i*en*cy (- e n-s?) noun 1. The act of resiling, springing back, or rebounding; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound.

2. (Mech. & Engyn.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain.

Resilient Reˇsil"iˇent (- e nt) adjective [ Latin resiliens , present participle] Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.

Resilition Res`iˇli"tion noun Resilience. [ R.]

Resin Res"in noun [ French résine , Latin resina ; confer Greek "rhti`nh Confer Rosin .] Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin ).

» Resins exude from trees in combination with essential oils, gums, etc., and in a liquid or semiliquid state. They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are supposed to be formed by the oxidation of the essential oils. Copal, mastic, guaiacum, and colophony or pine resin, are some of them. When mixed with gum, they form the gum resins, like asafetida and gamboge; mixed with essential oils, they form balsams, or oleoresins.

Highgate resin (Min.) , a fossil resin resembling copal, occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London. -- Resin bush (Botany) , a low composite shrub ( Euryops speciosissimus ) of South Africa, having smooth pinnately parted leaves and abounding in resin.

Resinaceous Res`inˇa"ceous adjective Having the quality of resin; resinous.

Resinate Res"inˇate noun (Chemistry) Any one of the salts the resinic acids.

Resinic Reˇsin"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; as, the resinic acids.

Resiniferous Res`inˇif"erˇous adjective [ Resin + -ferous : confer French résinifčre .] Yielding resin; as, a resiniferous tree or vessel.

Resiniform Res"inˇiˇform adjective [ Resin + -form : confer French résiniforme .] Having the form of resin.

Resino-electric Res`inˇo-eˇlec"tric adjective (Electricity) Containing or exhibiting resinous electricity.

Resinoid Res"inˇoid adjective Somewhat like resin.

Resinous Res"inˇous adjective [ Latin resinous : confer French résineux . See Resin .] Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.

Resinous electricity (Electricity) , electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See Negative electricity , under Negative .

Resinously Res"inˇousˇly adverb By means, or in the manner, of resin.

Resinousness Res"inˇousˇness noun The quality of being resinous.

Resiny Res"inˇy adjective Like resin; resinous.

Resipiscence Res`iˇpis"cence noun [ Latin resipiscentia , from resipiscere to recover one's senses: confer French résipiscence .] Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance. [ R.] Bp. Montagu.

Resist Reˇsist" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Resisted ; present participle & verbal noun Resisting .] [ French résister , Latin resistere , prefix re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v. causative of stare to stand. See Stand .] 1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

That mortal dint,
Save He who reigns above, none can resist .

Milton.

2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.

God resisteth the proud.

James iv. 6.

Contrary to his high will
Whom we resist .

Milton.

3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.

4. To be distasteful to. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Syn. -- To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract; check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.

Resist Reˇsist" intransitive verb To make opposition. Shak.

Resist Reˇsist" noun (Calico Printing) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes . F. C. Calvert.

Resist Reˇsist" noun (Technical) Something that resists or prevents a certain action; specif.: A substance applied to a surface, as of metal, to prevent the action on it of acid or other chemical agent.

Resistance Reˇsist"ance (- a ns) noun [ French résistance , Late Latin resistentia , from resistens , - entis , present participle See Resist .] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.

When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces.

1. Macc. xi. 38.

2. (Physics) The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles.

3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists.

Unfold to us some warlike resistance .

Shak.

4. (Electricity) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm.

Resistance box (Electricity) , a rheostat consisting of a box or case containing a number of resistance coils of standard values so arranged that they can be combined in various ways to afford more or less resistance. -- Resistance coil (Electricity) , a coil of wire introduced into an electric circuit to increase the resistance. -- Solid of least resistance (Mech.) , a solid of such a form as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance than any other solid having the same base, height, and volume.

Resistance frame Reˇsist"ance frame` (Electricity) A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.

Resistant Reˇsist"ant (- a nt) adjective [ French résistant : confer Latin resistens . See Resist .] Making resistance; resisting. -- noun One who, or that which, resists. Bp. Pearson.

Resister Reˇsist"er noun One who resists.

Resistful Reˇsist"ful adjective Making much resistance.

Resistibility Reˇsist`iˇbil"iˇty noun . 1. The quality of being resistible; resistibleness.

2. The quality of being resistant; resitstance.

The name "body" being the complex idea of extension and resistibility together in the same subject.

Locke.

Resistible Reˇsist"iˇble adjective [ Confer French résistible .] Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. Sir M. Hale. -- Re*sist"i*ble*ness , noun -- Re*sist"i*bly , adverb

Resisting Reˇsist"ing adjective Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- Re*sist"ing ly , adverb

Resistive Reˇsist"ive adjective Serving to resist. B. Jonsosn.

Resistless Reˇsist"less adjective 1. Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [ Obsolete or R.] Spenser.

2. Incapable of being resisted; irresistible.

Masters' commands come with a power resistless
To such as owe them absolute subjection.

Milton.

-- Re*sist"less*ly , adverb -- Re*sist"less*ness , noun

Resoluble Res"oˇluˇble adjective [ Latin resolubolis : confer French résoluble . See Resolve , and confer Resolvable .] Admitting of being resolved; resolvable; as, bodies resoluble by fire. Boyle. -- Res"o*lu*ble*ness , noun

Resolute Res"oˇlute adjective [ Confer French résolu . The Latin resolutus (past participle of resolvere ) means, relaxed, enervated, effeminate. See Resolve , transitive verb & i. ] 1. Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.

Edward is at hand,
Ready to fight; therefore be resolute .

Shak.

2. Convinced; satisfied; sure. [ Obsolete]

3. Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand. [ Obsolete]

Syn. -- Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; constant; persevering; firm; bold; unshaken.

Resolute Res"oˇlute noun 1. One who is resolute; hence, a desperado. [ Obsolete] Shak.

2. Redelivery; repayment. [ Obsolete] "Yearly resolutes , deductions, and payments." Bp. Burnet.

Resolutely Res"oˇluteˇly adverb In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with perseverance.

Some . . . facts he examines, some he resolutely denies.

Swift.

Resoluteness Res"oˇluteˇness noun The quality of being resolute.

Resolution Res`oˇlu"tion noun [ French résolution . Latin resolutio a loosening, solution. See Resolve .] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem.

The unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action.

Dryden.

2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [ Obsolete]

3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.

Be it with resolution then to fight.

Shak.

4. That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution ; the resolutions of a public meeting.

5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [ Obsolete]

Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania.

Holland.

6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.

7. (Medicine) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.

8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.

Joint resolution . See under Joint , adjective -- Resolution of a force or motion (Mech.) , the separation of a single force or motion into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of composition of a force . -- Resolution of a nebula (Astron.) , the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be composed of small stars.

Syn. -- Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. See Decision .

Resolutioner Res`oˇlu"tionˇer noun One who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a declaration or resolution; specifically, one of a party in the Scottish Church in the 17th century.

He was sequestrated afterwards as a Resolutioner .

Sir W. Scott.

Resolutionist Res`oˇlu"tionˇist noun One who makes a resolution.

Resolutive Res"oˇlu`tive adjective [ Confer F. résolutif .] Serving to dissolve or relax. [ R.] Johnson.

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