Rheostat

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  • noun. A continuously variable electrical resistor used to regulate current.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In electromagnetism, an instrument for regulating lating or adjusting a circuit so that any required degree of resistance may be maintained; a resistance-coil. See resistance, 3.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will.
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  • noun. An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.
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  • noun. resistor for regulating current
    • Word Usage
    "The rheostat, which is in the right part of the figure, has five sliding contacts, each of which can be connected with ten different points."
    Hypernym
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    resistance  resistor  
    Hyponym
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    dimmer  
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