rheostat

See also: rhéostat

English

A light switch with a rheostat

Etymology

From rheo- +‎ -stat.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːəstæt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

rheostat (plural rheostats)

An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

Synonyms

dimmer, dimmer switch (when applied to lights)

Derived terms

rheostatic

Translations

resistor with adjustable resistance

Bulgarian: реостат m (reostat)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 變阻器／变阻器 (zh) (biànzǔqì)
Czech: reostat m, potenciometr m
Finnish: reostaatti
French: rhéostat (fr) m, potentiomètre (fr) m
German: Rheostat (de) m
Italian: reostato (it) m, potenziometro (it) m
Romanian: reostat (ro) n
Spanish: reostato (es) m, reóstato m
Vietnamese: biến trở (vi)

Anagrams

Asteroth, hot tears, throates

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