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VARIABLE RESISTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does variable resistor mean?
• VARIABLE RESISTOR (noun)
The noun VARIABLE RESISTOR has 1 sense:
1. resistor for regulating current
Familiarity information: VARIABLE RESISTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resistor for regulating current
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rheostat; variable resistor
Hypernyms ("variable resistor" is a kind of...):
resistance; resistor (an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current)
Meronyms (parts of "variable resistor"):
contact arm; wiper; wiper arm (contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "variable resistor"):
dimmer (a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination)
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