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THERMAL RESISTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thermal resistor mean?
• THERMAL RESISTOR (noun)
The noun THERMAL RESISTOR has 1 sense:
1. a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit
Familiarity information: THERMAL RESISTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
thermal resistor; thermistor
Hypernyms ("thermal resistor" is a kind of...):
semiconductor; semiconductor device; semiconductor unit (a conductor made with semiconducting material)
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