Definition of rheostat Rheostat
rhe•o•stat
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What does rheostat mean?
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NounPlural: rheostats |
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| rheostat - resistor for regulating current | ||
| variable resistor | ||
| resistor, resistance an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | ||
| dimmer a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination | ||
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- rheostat (Noun)
An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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rheostat
An adjustable resistance; an apparatus for changing the resistance without opening the circuit. Its action may depend on the introduction of variable lengths of mercury column, of some other liquid, or of wire into a circuit. (See Rheostat, Wheatstone's.)
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🔤- rheostat, noun, singular of rheostats.
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