- an electrical component designed to introduce a known value of resistance into a circuit
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re•sis•tor /rɪˈzɪstɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Electricity, Electronicsa device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
re•sis•tor
(ri zis′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Elect.]
- Electricity, Electronicsa device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- resist + -or2 1900–05
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resistor /rɪˈzɪstə/ n
'resistor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
component
- preset
- tap
- transistor
- varistor
- ballast
- ballast resistor
- barretter
- bleeder
- current limiter
- heat sink
- resistance
- rheostat
- thermistor
- voltage divider
- wire-wound resistor
- self-bias
- shunt
- silicon carbide
- spark-killer