Look up: resistor

1. resistor
   [n] - an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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2. Resistor
   1) A device used in a circuit primarily to provide resistance.
   2) A device which opposes the flow of electrical current and does so evenly at all frequencies.
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3. Resistor
   A resistor is an electronic component which opposes the flow of current. See resistance and variable resistors
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4. Resistor
   A component that nominally 'resists' electrical current flow in a linear manner - i.e. doubling the voltage applied doubles the current. The values of the component is specified in Ohms. See Ohms Law
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5. Resistor
   An electronic component that is designed to have a set value of electronic resistance, measured in Ohms. Is used extensively in electronic circuitry for current control and protection.
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6. Resistor
   Passive component with a known resistance. The value of resistance is usually shown by a set of coloured bands on the body of the component.The resistor shown is coded Orange, Green, Blue with a silver tolerance band.Using the following table the resistance may be calculated from the first three ban...
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7. Resistor
   a component of an electrical circuit intended to offer resistance to electrical current flow.
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8. resistor
   A resistor is a circuit component designed to reduce current.
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9. Resistor
   A passive device used to control, or impede the flow of, electric current in an electric circuit by providing resistance, thereby developing a drop in voltage across the device.
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10. resistor
    a passive circuit component possessing mainly resistance and negligible reactance Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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11. resistor
    An element included in an electrical circuit to provide resistance to the flow of current. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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12. resistor
    resistance noun an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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13. resistor
    electrical component that opposes the flow of either direct or alternating current, employed to protect, operate, or control the circuit. Voltages ... [4 related articles]
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14. Resistor
    where I is the current through the conductor in units of amperes, V is the potential difference measured across the conductor in units of volts, and R is the resistance of the conductor in units of ohms. More specifically, Ohm`s law states that the R in this relation is constant, independent of the...
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15. resistor
    two-terminal device characterized essentially by its resistance NOTE - In French, the term 'r?sistance' also denotes the characteristic quantity of a resistor, in English 'resistance'.
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16. Resistor
    An electrical device that resists electric current flow.
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17. resistor
    A circuit component, with a specified electrical resistance, which is designed to reduce current. A resistor produces a voltage drop between its terminals in accordance with Ohm's law. Resistors for electronic circuits are generally made from finely ground particles of carbon mixed with a ceramic ...
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18. resistor
    An electrical device that resists electric current flow.
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19. Resistor
    A device that resists the flow of electrical current for the purpose of operation, protection or control. There are two types of resistors-fixed and variable. A fixed resistor has a fixed value of ohms while a variable resistor is adjustable.
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20. resistor
    resistor, two-terminal electric circuit component that offers opposition to an electric current. Resistors are normally designed and operated so that, with varying levels of current, variations of their resistance values are negligible (see resistance). They are available in several common forms: wi...
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21. resistor
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-zis′tŏr, -tōr Definitions: 1. An element included in an electric circuit to provide resistance to the flow of current.
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22. resistor
    In physics, any component in an electrical circuit used to introduce resistance to a current by restricting the flow of electrons. Resistors are often made from wire-wound coils (higher resistance) or pieces of carbon (lower resistance). Rheostats and potentiometers are variable resistors. When r...
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