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varistor

[ va-ris-ter, vuh- ]

noun

Electricity.
  1. a resistor whose resistance automatically varies in proportion to the voltage of the current through it.


varistor

/ ±¹É™Ëˆ°ùɪ²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a two-electrode semiconductor device having a voltage-dependent nonlinear resistance Compare varactor
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of varistor1

First recorded in 1940–45; var(iable) + (res)istor
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of varistor1

C20: a blend of variable resistor
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The drill is meant to be powered by hot water but the entire effort had to shut down when a "varistor" - a variable resistor - on the boiler's circuit board burned out.

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