Water resistance may refer to:
- wet strength, a measure of how well a fibreweb's hold together upon a force of rupture
- waterproofing, making objects relatively unaffected by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions
- Fluid resistance, drag in water
- Lotus effect (water-resistance in plant leaves)
- the electrical resistivity of water
See also:-
- Hydrophobe
- Superhydrophobe
Famous quotes containing the words water and/or resistance:
“The water never formed to mind or voice,
Like a body wholly body, fluttering
Its empty sleeves; and yet its mimic motion
Made constant cry,”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression.”
—French National Assembly. Declaration of the Rights of Man (drafted and discussed August 1789, published September 1791)