resistor

Noun

Meaning

an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

electrical device

Hyponyms

ballast rheostat ballast resistor barretter voltage divider potential divider

Phrases with the word

thermal resistor variable resistor heat-variable resistor protective resistor bleeder resistor current limiting resistor

Anagrams

sorriest Rossiter

Examples

A common use of the term "voltage" is in describing the voltage dropped across an electrical device (such as a resistor). Source: Internet

Across any plane P between the battery and resistor, the Poynting flux is in the direction of the resistor. Source: Internet

A ground fault protection relay must trip the breaker to protect the circuit before overheating of the resistor occurs. Source: Internet

Another type of thermistor is a silistor, a thermally sensitive silicon resistor. Source: Internet

A pull up (i.e. a "load" that can be thought of as a resistor, see below) is placed between the positive supply voltage and each logic gate output. Source: Internet

A resistor network that is a combination of parallel and series connections can be broken up into smaller parts that are either one or the other. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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