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barreters

barreters is the plural of barreter.

Meaning of barreter

Noun (1)

barreter (plural barreters)

  1. A variable resistor made up of a short length of very fine wire (usually platinum) having a positive temperature coefficient.
    • Fessenden determined that a current-operated detector would offer advantages over those operated by voltage and based these deductions on his hot-wire barreter.1904, Engineering Magazine, volume 27, page 380

Noun (2)

barreter (plural barreters)

  1. A contentious person, quarreler, or fighter.

Questions about barreters

What is barreters the plural of?
Barreters is the plural of barreter.

Words near barreters in the dictionary

  1. barres
  2. Barresi
  3. Barresis
  4. barret
  5. barreter
  6. barreters
  7. barreth
  8. Barreto
  9. barretor
  10. barretors
  11. barretries

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