English Explanatory Dictionary

resistor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
  2. An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈzɪstə/ /ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-resistor.wav

Word forms

resistor resistors

Etymology

From resist + -or.

Derived words

ballast resistor carbon resistor chemiresistor light-dependent resistor magnetoresistor memristor microresistor nanoresistor nonresistor pellistor photoresistor piezoresistor pull-down resistor pull-up resistor resistorless thermistor thermoresistor transistor varistor
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