Look up: rheostat

1. rheostat
   Type: Term Pronunciation: rē′ō-stat Definitions: 1. A variable resistor used to adjust the current in an electrical circuit.
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2. rheostat
   [n] - resistor for regulating current
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3. Rheostat
   A variable resistor, when used with just two of its terminals, it is called a rheostat. This arrangement is for controlling current. See also: potential divider
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4. Rheostat
   A device to regulate the flow of electric current by transforming part or all of it into heat. See also: Resistance.
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5. Rheostat
   A continuously variable electrical resistor used to regulate and control current. Usually controlled or varied by mechanical means. Sometimes referred to as a variable resistor.
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6. Rheostat
   A variable resistor.
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7. rheostat
   variable resistor with a sliding contact enabling the value of resistance in the circuit to be varied Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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8. Rheostat
   Rhe'o·stat noun [ Greek 'rei^n + stato`s standing still.] (Electricity) A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied a...
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9. rheostat
   <physics> A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will. Rheostat'ic. ... Origin: Gr. + standing still. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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10. rheostat
    variable resistor noun resistor for regulating current
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11. rheostat
    (re´o-stat) an apparatus for regulating resistance in an electric circuit.
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12. Rheostat
    • (n.) A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will.
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13. rheostat
    adjustable resistor used in applications that require the adjustment of current or the varying of resistance in an electric circuit. The rheostat can ... [1 related articles]
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14. rheostat
    rheostat A variable resistor used to adjust the current in an electrical circuit.
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15. Rheostat
    A device used to regulate lighting intensity. Also known as Dimmer Switch.
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16. rheostat
    resistor the resistance of which can be adjusted without interruption of electric current
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17. rheostat
    rheostat (rē'ustăt") , device whose resistance to electric current depends on the position of some mechanical element or control in the device. Typically a rheostat consists of a resistance element equipped with two contacts, or terminals, by which it is attached to a circuit: a ...
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18. rheostat
    Variable resistor, usually consisting of a high-resistance wire-wound coil with a sliding contact. It is used to vary electrical resistance without interrupting the current (for example, when dimming lights). The circular type, which can be used, for example, as the volume control of an amplifier, is also known as a potentiometer
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