resistor
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4.1
- noun
- /rɪˈzɪstər/
- Specialized
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resistor
- To limit the current flow in the circuit, we need to add a resistor between the power source and the light bulb.
- resistors and capacitors
- variable resistor
Incandescents do not because they're just resistors.
- Incandescents do not because they're just resistors.
Examples
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I'll hook an LED through a resistor to ground.
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The resistors are supplied complete with stainless steel resistor elements and glazed ceramic insulators mounted in aluminum support frames.
Academic text (1998) -
Look, I take out the resistor, problem goes away.
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So basically it is this little resistor just here.
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So what we can do is add a resistor to pull that high.
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Let's try again and place the resistor between live and earth.
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We connect the live here and the resistor to Earth.
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And this variable resistor controls how positive it's going to get.
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And at that tiny size, the accuracy of the resistors is limited by the manufacturing process.
Blog text (26) -
People don't realize how cheap resistors and LEDs actually are.
Synonyms
A part that changes the amount of electric current in a circuit
An electrical part that keeps the flow of electricity steady when temperature changes
Compounds
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An electrical part that keeps the flow of electricity steady when temperature changes
- Specialized
An electronic part that changes how much it reduces electric current when it gets hot or cold
How Resistant
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5
4.7
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1
3.9
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7
4.1
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14
3.9
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10
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Resistor comes from the word resist, which comes from the old Latin resistere meaning 'to stand back' or 'hold back'. So a resistor is an electrical device that 'holds back' or controls the flow of electric current, and its name tells you exactly what it does.