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resistors

resistors is the plural 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

Phrases with resistors

Questions about resistors

What is resistors the plural of?
Resistors is the plural of resistor.

Words near resistors in the dictionary

  1. resistometers
  2. resistomycin
  3. resistor
  4. resistor ladder
  5. resistorless
  6. resistors
  7. resistosome
  8. resistosomes
  9. resistotype
  10. resistotypes
  11. resists

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