Resistor

//ɹɪˈzɪstɚ//

Synonyms for "resistor" (10 found)

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Related words (5)

Noun(1 words)
resistance

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Translations

69 translations across 38 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • ռեզիստոր noun (electric component)

Asturian

1 entries
  • resistencia llétrica noun (electric component)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • резистор noun (electric component)
  • съпротивление noun (electric component)

Catalan

3 entries
  • resistent noun (one who resists)
  • resistor noun (electric component)
  • resistència noun (electric component)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 反抗者 noun (one who resists)
  • 電阻 /电阻 noun (electric component)
  • 電阻器 /电阻器 noun (electric component)

Czech

2 entries
  • odpor noun (electric component)
  • rezistor noun (electric component)

Danish

3 entries
  • modstand noun (electric component)
  • modstandsmand noun (one who resists)
  • resistor noun (electric component)

Dutch

2 entries
  • verzetsstrijder noun (one who resists)
  • weerstand noun (electric component)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • rezistilo noun (electric component)

Estonian

1 entries
  • takisti noun (electric component)

Faroese

1 entries
  • mótstøðumaður noun (one who resists)

Finnish

3 entries
  • resistori noun (electric component)
  • vastarintamies noun (one who resists)
  • vastus noun (electric component)

French

3 entries
  • résistance noun (electric component)
  • résistant noun (one who resists)
  • résistor noun (electric component)

Galician

1 entries
  • resistencia noun (electric component)

Georgian

1 entries
  • რეზისტორი noun (electric component)

German

3 entries
  • Widerstand noun (electric component)
  • Widerstandskämpfer noun (one who resists)
  • Widerständler noun (one who resists)

Greek

2 entries
  • αντίσταση noun (electric component)
  • αντιστασιακός noun (one who resists)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • נגד noun (electric component)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • mótstaða noun (electric component)
  • viðnám noun (electric component)
  • viðnámstæki noun (electric component)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • resistor noun (electric component)

Italian

1 entries
  • resistore noun (electric component)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 抵抗器 noun (electric component)

Khmer

1 entries
  • រេស៊ីស្ទ័រ noun (electric component)

Korean

1 entries
  • 저항기 noun (electric component)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • pasipriešinimo narys noun (one who resists)
  • varžas noun (electric component)

Malay

1 entries
  • perintang noun (electric component)

Māori

2 entries
  • parenga noun (electric component)
  • parenga iahiko noun (electric component)

Polish

2 entries
  • opornik noun (electric component)
  • rezystor noun (electric component)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • resistente noun (one who resists)
  • resistor noun (electric component)

Romanian

1 entries
  • rezistor noun (electric component)

Russian

1 entries
  • рези́стор noun (electric component)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • otpornik noun (electric component)
  • отпорник noun (electric component)

Slovak

2 entries
  • odpor noun (electric component)
  • odporca noun (one who resists)

Slovene

3 entries
  • upor noun (electric component)
  • upornik noun (one who resists)
  • upornik noun (electric component)

Spanish

2 entries
  • resistencia noun (electric component)
  • resistor noun (electric component)

Swedish

4 entries
  • motstånd noun (electric component)
  • motståndskämpe noun (one who resists)
  • motståndsman noun (one who resists)
  • resistor noun (electric component)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • panagwil noun (electric component)
  • panakwil noun (electric component)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • điện trở noun (electric component)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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A resistor fell off the circuit board.

Source: tatoeba (9969628)

Tom is drawing the schematic for a resistor.

Source: tatoeba (10049443)

The resistor limits the current and prevents damage to the LED. […] It is possible to pick resistors and capacitors that will make the pitch higher than humans can hear.

Source: wiktionary

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