| Pronunciation: | | 'reeu`stat
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[n] resistor for regulating current |
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RHEOSTAT is a 8 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | variable resistor |
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| | See Also: | | contact arm, dimmer, resistance, resistor, wiper, wiper arm |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rhe"o*stat\, n. [Gr. "rei^n + stato`s standing still.]
(Elec.)
A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of
electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation
of resistance which can be varied at will. --Wheatstone.
--{Rhe`o*stat"ic}, a.
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