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rheostat |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rheostat \Rhe"o*stat\, n. [Gr. "rei^n + stato`s standing still.] (Elec.) A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will --Wheatstone. --{Rhe`o*stat"ic}, a. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rheostat n : for regulating current [syn: {variable resistor}]
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