Meaning

1 senses
  1. A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.

    Thermistor

    терми́сторtermístor, терморези́сторtermorezístor

    a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit

Translations

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Origin

Blend of thermal + resistor.

Blend of thermal + resistor.

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Forms

plural: thermistors
Singularthermistor
Pluralthermistors

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit:thermal resistor

Word family

5 related words

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