"rheostat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːəstæt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rheostat.wav Forms: rheostats [plural]
Etymology: From rheo- + -stat. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|rheo|stat}} rheo- + -stat Head templates: {{en-noun}} rheostat (plural rheostats)
  1. An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider. Categories (topical): Electronics, Technology Synonyms: dimmer, dimmer switch (english: when applied to lights) Derived forms: rheostatic Translations (resistor with adjustable resistance): реостат (reostat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 變阻器 (Chinese Mandarin), 变阻器 (biànzǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), reostat [masculine] (Czech), potenciometr [masculine] (Czech), reostaatti (Finnish), rhéostat [masculine] (French), potentiomètre [masculine] (French), Rheostat [masculine] (German), reostato [masculine] (Italian), potenziometro [masculine] (Italian), reostat [neuter] (Romanian), реостат (reostat) [masculine] (Russian), reostato [masculine] (Spanish), reóstato [masculine] (Spanish), biến trở (Vietnamese)

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