"ballast resistor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ballast resistors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballast resistor (plural ballast resistors)
  1. An electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it, and thus tends to maintain a constant current Synonyms: barretter Translations (an electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it): ballasttakisti (Estonian), straumfestiviðnám [neuter] (Icelandic), álagsmótstaða [feminine] (Icelandic), bareter [masculine] (Polish)

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