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Meaning of "line of least resistance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE

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WHAT DOES LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Path of least resistance

The path of least resistance describes the physical or metaphorical pathway that provides the least resistance to forward motion by a given object or entity, among a set of alternative paths. The concept is often used to describe why an object or entity takes a given path.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE

line of attack
line of battle
line of communication
line of credit
line of demarcation
line of descent
line of fire
line of flight
line of force
line of latitude
line of longitude
line of scrimmage
line of sight
line of vision
line one´s pockets
line printer
line segment
line spacing
line squall
line storm

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE

acceptance
acquaintance
advance
assistance
capacitance
circumstance
Constance
court of first instance
distance
for instance
importance
inheritance
instance
long-distance
reluctance
resistance
stance
substance
the distance
the Resistance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of line of least resistance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «line of least resistance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE

Find out the translation of line of least resistance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of line of least resistance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «line of least resistance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最小阻力的线路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

línea de menor resistencia
570 millions of speakers

English

line of least resistance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम से कम प्रतिरोध का लाइन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط الأقل مقاومة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

линия наименьшего сопротивления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

linha de menor resistência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমপক্ষে প্রতিরোধের লাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ligne de moindre résistance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garis ketahanan minimum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weg des geringsten Widerstandes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最小抵抗線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적어도 저항 라인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garis paling ora tahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dòng kháng ít nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்தபட்சம் எதிர்ப்பின் வரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किमान प्रतिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

En az direnç çizgisinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linea di minor resistenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linia najmniejszego oporu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінія найменшого опору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linie de minimă rezistență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραμμή της ελάχιστης αντίστασης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lyn van die minste weerstand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minsta motståndets
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

linje med minst motstand
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE»

The term «line of least resistance» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.295 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about line of least resistance

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QUOTES WITH «LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE»

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Raoul Walsh
Too many girls follow the line of least resistance but a good line is hard to resist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE»

Discover the use of line of least resistance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to line of least resistance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Civil Engineering Materials
The line of least resistance is defined as that line along which the explosion of the powder will find the least opposition to its vent to the atmosphere. This may ' be the shortest distance from the centre of explosion to the nearest face of the rock ...
Ttti Chandigarh, 2001
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A new and enlarged Military Dictionary, in French and ...
The line of least resistance. .4. 'Ihe charge. PROBLEM I. Given the nature of the soil, the diame'ter of the excavation, and the line of least resistance, to find the charge. RULES. 1. To the square of the diameter of the excavation, add the square ...
Charles JAMES (Major.), 1816
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A new and enlarged military dictionary, or, Alphabetical ...
The line of least resistance, 4. The charge. Problem I. Given the nature of the soil, thediameter of the excavation, and the line of least resistance, to find the charge. RULES. I. To the square of the diameter of the excavation, add the square of ...
Charles James, 1802
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Trade Like Jesse Livermore
The speculator must know the overall trend of the market before making a trade— the line of least resistance. Know if this line of least resistance is upward or downward. This applies to both the overall market and individual stocks. The basic ...
Richard Smitten, 2004
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A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary: Or, Alphabetical ...
S. Square root of sum is 28.3 - 1.451545 Double the line of least resistance is =: 20 1.301030 Product to be subtracted is - 2.752575 560 Remainder is - 3.369216 234 Line of least resist.zrlO 1.000000 10 pounds of powder 1.000000 To 216 ...
Charles James, 1805
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A Military Dictionary: Or, Explaination of the Several ...
To the square of the diameter of the excavation, add the square of double the line of least resistance, and reserve the said sum. 2. Multiply the square root of the re- Served sum by double the line of least resistance, and subtract the product ...
William Duane, 1810
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A treatise on field fortification, and other subjects ...
7 in. to be the line of least resistance sought. In Fig. 131 are represented the effects of the globe of compression exploded at Schweidnitz, and of a common mine under the same line of least resistance, their difference being divided into three ...
John Shortall Macaulay, 1834
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American Railroad Journal
Taking then the length of the line of least resistance in each of these cubes to be equal to the distance from the centre to the nearest point on the surface, we know from the preceding calculation the lengths of these lines, and it appears that ...
‎1838
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Railway Locomotives and Cars
Quantity of powder required to open the line of least resistance of one foot, in ounces, - - - 0 582 0 533 0 563 0 593 Mean 0 568 Apply the rule of the cube of the length of the line of least resistance, and working with the element just obtained ...
‎1840
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American Railroad Journal and Mechanics' Magazine
(T563 0593 Mean 0568 Apply the rule of the cube of the length of the line of least resistance, and working with the element just obtained from the four experiments, to open asunder the line of least resistance of one foot. No. 1—Then the scale ...
‎1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term line of least resistance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Path of least resistance for the Nasdaq is up
A week ago, it was noted here that "the so-called line of least resistance is down." Since then, the action of the leading stocks, always the most ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Negative action makes decision easy for speculators
The so-called line of least resistance is down. This is based on two recent days of major distribution (institutional selling; see red arrows on ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Gold Coast beach erosion plan: Is the plan on the right track?
"The overall wall is angled back at a 65-degree angle and the water follows the line of least resistance, so the wave baring sand runs up the ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
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GMO's Grantham: Stocks near bubble, but there's nothing to pop it
The market is likely to follow the “line of least resistance from the Fed and keep going at least until the election,” he said, pointing out that a rate ... «InvestmentNews, Jun 15»
5
Gold Rolling Over From A Resistance
The line of least resistance is on the downside today and price could move as low as 1172 support before significant buyers step in. «FXStreet, Jun 15»
6
De-Greece-ing the Stock Market
The line of least resistance appears to be well established on the downside but, for absolute confirmation, the index will have to drop below the ... «The Market Oracle, Jun 15»
7
Former pro footballers motivate Marco kids
"We tell them that when things get tough, the easiest line of least resistance is to quit, but that if you can do it in one arena (sport) you can do it ... «Marco Island Sun Times, Jun 15»
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Pre-market: Nifty seen opening flat; may test 8050 levels
"The way Nifty held on to 7,950 in the last hour of trade on Tuesday suggests that the line of least resistance is on the upside. Let us see how ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
9
Have we asked the children?
They instead take the line of least resistance and relax the ban on children working in family-owned occupations, a sector that is informal and ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
10
Today's Currency Movers
In daily context the pair is trading close to a daily and weekly resistance which suggests that in the daily resolution the line of least resistance is ... «FXStreet, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Line of least resistance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/line-of-least-resistance>. May 2024 ».
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