"posistor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: posistors [plural]
Etymology: Blend of positive + thermistor Etymology templates: {{blend|en|positive|thermistor}} Blend of positive + thermistor Head templates: {{en-noun}} posistor (plural posistors)
  1. A thermistor whose resistance increases with temperature. Wikipedia link: thermistor Synonyms: positive temperature coefficient thermistor, PTC thermistor, sensistor
    Sense id: en-posistor-en-noun-PDXBk6Iq Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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