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RESISTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does resistor mean?
• RESISTOR (noun)
The noun RESISTOR has 1 sense:
1. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Familiarity information: RESISTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
resistance; resistor
Hypernyms ("resistor" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resistor"):
ballast; ballast resistor; barretter (a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations))
potential divider; voltage divider (resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage)
rheostat; variable resistor (resistor for regulating current)
Holonyms ("resistor" is a part of...):
circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
Context examples
A device that experienced electromagnetic interference (EMI) by physical contact with conductors (e.g. wires, resistors, terminals) as opposed to radiated EMI which is caused by induction (without physical contact of the conductors).
(Device Conducted Interference Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
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