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rheostat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | variable resistor |
| Type of | resistance, resistor |
| Has types | dimmer |
Examples of rheostat
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Within minutes, an unseen hand twisted the dial on the rheostat in my head.
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The light of understanding in his eyes rises like a bulb on a rheostat.
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Does this mean that the elegant model of a rheostat flies out the window?
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However, this reduces efficiency because power is wasted in the rheostat.
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For remote locations a Salt water rheostat can be readily constructed.
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Some motors have electronic rheostat-type speed controls, which obviates cone pulleys or gears.
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It's kind of like the difference between a light switch with a rheostat dial and a three-way light bulb.
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The coiled wire is connected to a source of current and the latter is adjusted by means of a rheostat.
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Gaetan Dugas reached up for the lights, turning up the rheostat slowly so his partner's eyes would have time to adjust.
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- Resistor for regulating current
- A potentiometer (colloquially known as a "pot") is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used (one side and the wiper), it acts as a variable resistor or rheostat. ...
- An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider
- Rheostat refers to a control which varies the intensity of the lights and speed of certain accessories that it is connected to. For instance, an instrument lighting rheostat controls the brightness of the instrument lighting.
- An electrical appliance used to raise or lower the resistance of a circuit and correspondingly to decrease or increase the current flowing.
- A device used to regulate lighting intensity. Also known as Dimmer Switch.
- A product that allows you to adjust the amount of electricity going to more than one heating device to create and maintain proper temperatures; useful for especially warm or cool months when heating needs may change.
