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Meaning of "resistor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RESISTOR

resistor  [rɪˈzɪstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESISTOR

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Resistor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RESISTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

resistor

Resistor

A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. Resistors act to reduce current flow, and, at the same time, act to lower voltage levels within circuits. Resistors may have fixed resistances or variable resistances, such as those found in thermistors, varistors, trimmers, photoresistors, humistors, piezoresistors and potentiometers. The current through a resistor is in direct proportion to the voltage across the resistor's terminals. This relationship is represented by Ohm's law: where I is the current through the conductor in units of amperes, V is the potential difference measured across the conductor in units of volts, and R is the resistance of the conductor in units of ohms. The ratio of the voltage applied across a resistor's terminals to the intensity of current in the circuit is called its resistance, and this can be assumed to be a constant for ordinary resistors working within their ratings. Resistors are common elements of electrical networks and electronic circuits and are ubiquitous in electronic equipment.

Definition of resistor in the English dictionary

The definition of resistor in the dictionary is an electrical component designed to introduce a known value of resistance into a circuit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESISTOR


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blister
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forester
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manchester
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minister
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Mr
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oyster
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phototransistor
ˌfəʊtəʊtrænˈzɪstə
register
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resister
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Rochester
ˈrɒtʃɪstə
sister
ˈsɪstə
transistor
trænˈzɪstə
turista
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twister
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vista
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winchester
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESISTOR

resistance
resistance fighter
resistance movement
resistance thermometer
resistance welding
resistant
Resistencia
resister
resistibility
resistible
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resistive
resistively
resistiveness
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resistless
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WORDS THAT END LIKE RESISTOR

adjustor
agistor
ancestor
assistor
Astor
bleeder resistor
castor
drift transistor
epitaxial transistor
field-effect transistor
hygristor
investor
junction transistor
Nestor
pastor
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questor
thermistor
thyristor
varistor

Synonyms and antonyms of resistor in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «resistor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESISTOR

Find out the translation of resistor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of resistor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resistor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电阻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resistencia
570 millions of speakers

English

resistor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोकनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقاوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резистор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resistor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

résistance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perintang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widerstand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抵抗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저항
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Resistor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điện trở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின்தடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rezistans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

resistore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rezystor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

резистор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rezistor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αντίσταση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerstand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

resistor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motstand
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of resistor

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESISTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about resistor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESISTOR»

Discover the use of resistor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resistor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Resistor theory and technology
Resistor Theory and Technology hands engineers, scientists, technicians, and business people in the electronics industries a much-needed roadmap to understanding resistor design, fabrication, and use.
Felix Zandman, Paul-René Simon, Joseph Szwarc, 2002
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Practical RF Circuit Design for Modern Wireless Systems
When the physical size of a component is less than about 5% of the operating wavelength', it can be treated as a "lumped" element, and so it is with the resistor. However, just because we call it lumped does not mean that its equivalent circuit  ...
Les Besser, Rowan Gilmore, 2002
3
The World of Physics
Practical resistors and circuit control 12.5 PRACTICAL RESISTORS AND CIRCUIT CONTROL Types of fixed resistor Fixed resistors are made of a variety of materials which are suitable for different uses. The cheapest type of resistor is made ...
John Avison, 1989
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College Physics: Reasoning and Relationships
RESISTOR. CIRCUIT. 9. Calculate the resistance of a piece of copper wire that is 1.0 m long and has a diameter of 1.0 mm. 10. If the length of a wire is increased by a factor of 4, by what factor does the resistance change? 11. If the diameter of  ...
Nicholas Giordano, 2009
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Classic British Car Electrical Systems: Your Guide to ...
Ballast resistor and loW resistanCe Coil An ignition coil with fewer turns of wire in its windings exhibits both lower resistance (R) and lower inductance (L). Inductance, remember, is an electrical quality, not unlike inertia in a mechanical system.
Rick Astley, 2009
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Microelectronics Failure Analysis: Desk Reference
COMPONENT. DESCRIPTIONS. Surface-Mount Thick-Film Resistor Construction . A screen-deposition process is usually used in fabricating surface-mount thick- film resistors. The starting material is ...
‎2004
7
Modern Thermodynamics with Statistical Mechanics
There is no change in the entropy of the resistor because the state of the resistor has not changed. The bath receives 50J of heat at 300K. There will be a slight ( negligible) change of state. The entropy will increase by ΔSbath = 50J/300K =(1/ 6) ...
Carl S. Helrich, 2008
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RF Circuit Design
Resistor equivalent circuit. Resistors are used everywhere in circuits, as transistor bias networks, pads, and signal combiners. However, very rarely is there any thought given to how a resistor actually behaves once we depart from the world of ...
Chris Bowick, 1982
9
Electronics For Dummies
The positive terminal of the power supply is connected to pins 4 and 8 of IC1, and to one fixed lead and the variable contact (wiper) lead of R1, which is a variable resistor (potentiometer). • The negative terminal of the power supply (shown as ...
Cathleen Shamieh, Gordon McComb, 2011
10
The VLSI Handbook
For an npn process, the base diffusion resistor is a p-type of moderate sheet resistivity, typically in the range of 100 to 200 ii /D. This can provide resistors in the 50 to 10 kQ range. The heavily doped nf emitter diffusion will produce an n+- type ...
Wai-Kai Chen, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESISTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resistor is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Vishay Intertechnology Power Metal Strip(R) Resistor Offers …
The advanced construction of the WSLP0805...18 resistor incorporates a solid metal nickel-chrome or manganese-copper alloy resistive element with low TCR ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
2
AQA admits mistake in A-level physics paper
An AQA spokesman said: "We meant to ask students to compare a 150 kN(c) resistor - not a 150 N(c) resistor as it said in the paper - to a 300 kN(c) resistor. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Listen: Destruction Unit announce 'Negative Feedback Resistor
So the story goes, Sacred Bones outfit Destruction Unit genuinely destroyed their ears when making new album, 'Negative Feedback Resistor'. That's the news ... «DIY Magazine, Jun 15»
4
Vishay Intertechnology Releases New Power Metal Strip® Resistor
MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today launched a surface-mount Power Metal Strip® resistor with a wide side ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
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Three ways the 3-terminal resistor model improves power converter …
It is nothing short of a travesty, therefore, that foundries rely merely on a two-terminal lumped (Ohmic) resistor model to predict the complicated physics of ... «EDN.com, May 15»
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New Vishay Intertechnology AEC-Q200-Qualified, Dual-in-Line Thin …
Per AEC-Q200, the resistor networks are rated for ESD to 2 kV at > 10 k. ... Samples and production quantities of the new resistor networks are available now, ... «MarketWatch, Apr 15»
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NYC Resistor taught me how to cut things with a laser
It's also open to the public a few nights a week, and I took a class there on how to use a laser to cut things. NYC Resistor is a hacker collective and hackerspace, ... «Geek, Apr 15»
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At Resistor Records in Monrovia, the Spirit of Joe "Jah Paul Jo …
Unassumingly located in Monrovia, Resistor Records is Los Angeles County's most lovingly curated record shop. Opened in October 2013 by erstwhile ... «LA Weekly, Feb 15»
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Resistors: World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities: 2014-2019
18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --This market study from Paumanok Publications, Inc. is a detailed global market analysis for resistors, including linear and non-linear ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»
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2014 Kia Forte cars recalled over cooling fan resistor
In this case, the issue revolves around a cooling fan resistor that could end up overheating and, subsequently, melting. When or if that happens, the car will be at ... «SlashGear, Jan 15»

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