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rheostat

Meaning of "rheostat" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF RHEOSTAT

ˈriːəˌstæt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHEOSTAT

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rheostat 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 RHEOSTAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Potentiometer

A potentiometer /pɵˌtɛnʃiˈɒmɨtər/, informally a pot, is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used, one end and the wiper, it acts as a variable resistor or rheostat. A potentiometer measuring instrument is essentially a voltage divider used for measuring electric potential; the component is an implementation of the same principle, hence its name. Potentiometers are commonly used to control electrical devices such as volume controls on audio equipment. Potentiometers operated by a mechanism can be used as position transducers, for example, in a joystick. Potentiometers are rarely used to directly control significant power, since the power dissipated in the potentiometer would be comparable to the power in the controlled load.

Definition of rheostat in the English dictionary

The definition of rheostat in the dictionary is a variable resistance, usually consisting of a coil of wire with a terminal at one end and a sliding contact that moves along the coil to tap off the current.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHEOSTAT

aerostat · bacteriostat · barostat · chemostat · clinostat · coccidiostat · coelostat · cryostat · Eisenstaedt · Eurostat · fungistat · gyrostat · haemostat · heliostat · hemostat · humidistat · hydrostat · hygrostat · photostat · thermostat

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHEOSTAT

rheological · rheologically · rheologist · rheology · rheometer · rheometric · rheometrical · rheometry · rheomorphic · rheomorphism · rheophil · rheophile · rheoreceptor · rheostatic · rheotactic · rheotaxis · rheotome · rheotrope · rheotropic · rheotropism

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHEOSTAT

aegrotat · antistat · appestat · attentat · despotat · diktat · etat · habitat · klinostat · latitat · microhabitat · nihil obstat · rat-a-tat · rat-a-tat-tat · rat-tat · rat-tat-tat · siderostat · tat · tit for tat · tit-for-tat

Synonyms and antonyms of rheostat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rheostat» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF RHEOSTAT

Find out the translation of rheostat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rheostat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rheostat» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

变阻器
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

reostato
570 millions of speakers
en

English

rheostat
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रिओस्तात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقاومة متغيرة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

реостат
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

rheostat
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রীত্তস্ট্যাট
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

rhéostat
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rheostat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rheostat
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

レオスタット
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

가변 저항기
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Rheostat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy biến điện trở
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மின்தடை மாற்றி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रोधगेट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

reosta
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

reostato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

rheostat
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

реостат
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

reostat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ροοστάτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reostaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

reostat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rheostat
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHEOSTAT»

Discover the use of rheostat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rheostat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The World of Physics
Practical resistors and circuit control Using a rheostat to vary the current in a circuit • Wire up the circuit of fig. 12.19 and see how the rheostat varies the current in the circuit. This is shown by both the brightness of the lamp and the reading of ...
John Avison, 1989
2
100 Amazing First-Prize Science Fair Projects
Part. 2. Constructing. the. Rheostat. Procedure 1. Have an adult help you split the pencil so that you expose the graphite interior. Make sure you don't break the graphite. 2. Attach the pencil to the second piece of wood with two small strips of  ...
Glen Vecchione, 2005
3
Electricity Experiments for Children
HOW CAN YOU MAKE A RHEOSTAT? (A Device for Regulating an Electric Current) Gather the following equipment: A li/^-volt dry cell; a pencil (preferably No. 2) ; a demonstration flashlight socket; a flashlight bulb; and 3 feet of thin, insulated ...
Gabriel Reuben, 1968
4
Operator, Organizational, Direct and General Support, and ...
Welding Machine, Arc, General and Inert Gas Shielded Transformer, 300 Amp, 5 to 460 Amp AC, 5 to 350 Amp DC (Miller Model 330A/B/SP) FSN 3431-620-0858. Section VI. RANGE AND POLARITY SWITCH, CONTROL RHEOSTAT, ...
‎1969
5
DC/AC Circuits and Electronics: Principles & Applications
We hear logarithmically, therefore, volume controls on your TV and your stereo are nonlinear variable resistances so that volume changes sound linear to the ear. Two prevalent variable resistors are the rheostat and the potentiometer.
Robert J. Herrick, 2003
6
Popular Mechanics
The plates of the water rheostat are touched together and the ammeter read to find the PROCEDURE FOR MAKING AN IMMERSION HEATER WIRE COVERED WITH WATER GLASS OR PORCELAIN CEMENT highest current passed.
7
Electricity 3: Power Generation and Delivery
A 1 S 1 F 1 F 2 S 2 A 2 DIVERTER RHEOSTAT R TO LOAD CIRCUIT SHUNT FIELD RHEOSTAT OUTPUT VOLTAGE CONTROL The rated voltage of a compound generator operating at rated speed is set by adjusting the field rheostat.
Jeffrey Keljik, 2008
8
Popular Science
Rheostat? from your Electric Current And remember, it makes no difference. THE main reason for the introduction of the new X-type sockets, in which the tube prongs are pushed into holes where they make contact with springs pressing ...
9
Operator and Organizational Maintenance Manual: Generator ...
... Breaker 3-100,3-125 Door Holder 3-131 Engine Primer Switch 3-118 Engine Start-Run-Stop Switch 3-119 Fault Indicator 3-103 Frequency Adjust Rheostat 3- 109 Frequency Transducer and Meter 3-111 Fuel Level Gage 3-122 General 3- 99 ...
‎1989
10
Popular Mechanics
Easily Made "Vernier" Rheostat A "vernier" rheostat, connected in series with the regular one, will be found of advantage when regulating the filament current in the radio detector. For receiving sets not equipped with a vernier rheostat, one can ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHEOSTAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rheostat is used in the context of the following news items.
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IRF5: a rheostat for tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte trafficking in breast …
Breast cancer (BC) development and progression is influenced by the intrinsic properties of tumor cells as well as their surrounding microenvironment. «Nature.com, May 15»
2
Getting ahead in fundoscopy with Heine Sigma 250
The rheostat location makes patient-friendly adjustment easy too. Heine Sigma 250. Figure 2. The head set fits over the Heine S-Frame (Figure 3) or the S-Guard ... «Optician Online, Apr 15»
3
Deepak Chopra: The problem with atheism
Standing back a bit, faith is on a rheostat, not an on-off switch. Putting God into the position of yes/no, belief/unbelief doesn't really reflect the modern state of ... «CNN, Apr 15»
4
LEDs are a bright idea
Some are and some aren't capable of dimming (read the labeling) and even then they may not work with the rheostat you have installed. Some require an ... «The Olympian, Mar 15»
5
Gear Test: Aimpoint Micro T-2
The windage adjustment gets a similar, but not quite as complete wing to its rear (the front is protected by the rheostat controlling illumination). Because of the ... «Daily Caller, Feb 15»
6
MC4R: New Signaling Pathway Provides Clues To Obesity
A research team has discovered a molecular "rheostat" in the brain's appetite control center that may provide new insights into obesity, which is at epidemic ... «Science 2.0, Jan 15»
7
Hawke Sport Optics Intros Shotgun - Muzzleloader Reticle In …
Forgoing the traditional step-click illumination controls of the past, the new illumination package offers a stepless rheostat for maximum adjustability. Perhaps ... «AmmoLand.com, Sep 14»
8
Lethal injection is just as ghastly as the electric chair. It's going to …
State Electricians, as executioners were known, did not "throw a switch", but turned the wheel of a rheostat. Insufficient current wouldn't kill the condemned; too ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
9
Former NATO Commander Reacts To Obama's Foreign Policy Speech
I think it's a rheostat. And if the rheostat is dialed a bit more toward the multilateral and the partnering, I think that's a good thing. But it certainly doesn't preclude ... «Here And Now, May 14»
10
Truglo Introduces The Gobble-Stopper Triton Site Series
The sight also features an adjustable rheostat for controlled brightness. The detachable, extended sunshade eliminates glare from the front lens and the ... «AmmoLand.com, Feb 14»
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