Barretter
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A receiving device used in wireless telegraphy, in which the electric wave is caused to vary the current in a local electric circuit.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope.
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noun.
A
ballast resistor
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noun.
a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Word Usage
"-- And will it not reflect as much on thy character, Nic., to turn barretter in thy old days -- a stirrer-up of quarrels amongst thy neighbours?"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
resistance
resistor
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
ballast resistor