opposition

Definitions

General English

• noun the party or group which opposes the government

General Science

• noun the position of two astronomical objects that are directly opposite each other on the celestial sphere

Astronomy

• Position of a planet opposite the Sun in the sky as seen from Earth. A planet at opposition is at its closest approach to the Earth and is visible all night, making opposition the ideal time for observation of the superior planets.

Electronics

• The resistance something offers to something else. For example, the opposition a given material offers to the flow of current or to the passage of magnetic flux.
• The circumstance or state where two periodic quantities having the same frequency and waveshape are out-of-phase by 180°. Also called phase opposition.

Law

• noun strong disagreement with a suggestion or plan, often including action to try to change or stop it

Medical

• noun hostility towards something
• noun a movement of the hand muscles in which the tip of the thumb is made to touch the tip of another finger so as to hold something

Military

• noun an act of opposing

Politics

• noun the action of trying to stop something or of not agreeing to something
• noun the largest political party which opposes the government
• noun a group of parties which oppose the government

Sports

• noun the person or team that you or another player or team have to play against

Nearby Definitions of “opposition”

• one-word idiom
• onion
• open
• operate
• opportunity cost
• opposition
• option
• OR
• orbit
• orchestra
• order

Contexts for “opposition”

13 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Astronomy
• Electronics
• Law
• Medical
• Military
• Politics
• Sports