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resister

resister is the alternative form of resistor.

Meaning of resistor

Noun

resistor (plural resistors)

  1. One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
  2. An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.
    • 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.2021 December, “Snap Circuits Classic”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, pages 13, 27

Forms of resister

pluralresisters

Origin of resister

From resist + -er.

Words formed from resister

Phrases with resister

Questions about resister

What is resister the alternative form of?
Resister is the alternative form of resistor.

Words near resister in the dictionary

  1. resistent
  2. resistentialism
  3. resistentialist
  4. resistentialists
  5. resistents
  6. resister
  7. resisters
  8. resistest
  9. resisteth
  10. resistful
  11. resistibilities

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