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BARRETTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barretter mean?
• BARRETTER (noun)
The noun BARRETTER has 1 sense:
1. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Familiarity information: BARRETTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ballast; ballast resistor; barretter
Hypernyms ("barretter" is a kind of...):
resistance; resistor (an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current)
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