thermistor

English

Etymology

Blend of thermal +‎ resistor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)

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Noun

thermistor (plural thermistors)

1. (electronics) A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.

Related terms

• resistor
• varistor
• photoresistor

Translations

resistor

• Czech: termistor m
• Dutch: thermistor (nl) m
• Estonian: termistor (et)
• Finnish: termistori (fi)
• French: thermistance (fr) f
• German: Thermistor m
• Polish: termistor (pl)
• Portuguese: termístor m, termistor m
• Romanian: termistor (ro) m or n
• Russian: терми́стор (ru) m (termístor), терморези́стор (ru) m (termorezístor)
• Spanish: termistor (es) m

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