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resistor

noun
/ɹɪˈzɪstə/UK/ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/US

Etymology

From resist + -or.

  1. derived from resisto
  2. derived from resistre
  3. derived from resister
  4. inherited from resisten
  5. formed as resistor — “resist + -or”

Definitions

  1. One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

  2. An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across…

    An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

    • The resistor limits the current and prevents damage to the LED. […] It is possible to pick resistors and capacitors that will make the pitch higher than humans can hear.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for resistor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA