variable resistor

AmE: /ˈvɛriəbəl rɪˈzɪstɚ/

Definition

Definition of variable resistor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

device whose electrical resistance can be adjusted to control current flow

TECH.

The technician turned the variable resistor to dim the lights slightly.
Adjust the variable resistor to calibrate the sensor output.
The circuit uses a variable resistor to set the motor speed.

straightened

untwisted

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Expressions with variable

variable as the wind

adj.

changing often and unpredictably

Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.

variable load

amount of weight or demand that changes during use

The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.

variable-yield

adj.

producing different amounts or results over time

The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.

dummy variable

binary variable indicating categories in statistics

The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.

control variable

factor kept constant in experiments

In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.

categorical variable

variable with fixed categories, not numbers

A categorical variable can be color or type.

Expressions with resistor

ballast resistor

resistor that limits the current in an electrical circuit

The ballast resistor prevents excessive current flow in the circuit..

voltage controlled resistor

resistor whose resistance is controlled by voltage

The circuit uses a voltage controlled resistor for modulation.

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French:résistance variable, ...
German:verstellbarer Widerstand, ...
Italian:resistore variabile, ...
Spanish:resistencia variable, ...
Portuguese:resistor variável, ...
Chinese:可变电阻器, ...
Japanese:可変抵抗器, ...
Arabic:مُقَاوِم مُتَغَيِّر, ...
Hebrew:נֶגֶד מִשְׁתַנֶה, ...
Russian:переменный резистор, ...
Ukrainian:змінний резистор, ...
Hindi:परिवर्ती प्रतिरोधक, ...
Bengali:ভ্যারিয়েবল রেজিস্টর, ...
Catalan:resistència variable, ...
Czech:proměnný rezistor, ...
Danish:variabel modstand, ...
Dutch:variabele weerstand, ...
Greek:μεταβλητή αντίσταση, ...
Hungarian:változtatható ellenállás, ...
Khmer:រេស៊ីស្តង់ប្រែប្រួល, ...
Korean:가변 저항기, ...
Persian:مقاومت متغیر, ...
Polish:rezystor nastawny, ...
Portuguese (BR):resistor variável, ...
Romanian:rezistor variabil, ...
Swedish:variabel resistor, ...
Thai:ตัวต้านทานปรับค่าได้, ...
Turkish:ayarlı direnç, ...
Vietnamese:biến trở, ...

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