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Rheostat

//ˈɹiː.ə.stat// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.
  2. 2
    resistor for regulating current wordnet

Etymology

From rheo- + -stat.

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