- rhe|o|stat
- rhe|o|stat «REE uh stat», noun.an instrument for regulating the strength of an electric current by introducing different amounts of resistance into the circuit.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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rhe|o|stat|ic — «REE uh STAT ihk», adjective. having to do with a rheostat … Useful english dictionary
stat — stat·able; stat·al; stat·ampere; stat·coulomb; stat·ed·ly; stat·farad; stat·henry; stat·i·cal·ly; stat·i·ce; stat·ics; stat·i·scope; stat·ism; stat·is·ti·cian; stat·i·tron; stat·o·blast; stat·ohm; stat·ol·a·try; stat·o·lith; stat·u·a·rist;… … English syllables
rhe — ant·ep·ir·rhe·ma; ar·rhe·nath·er·um; ar·rhe·nite; ar·rhe·no·blas·to·ma; ar·rhe·no·kar·y·ot·ic; ar·rhe·not·o·kous; ar·rhe·not·o·ky; cis·rhe·nane; en·do·rhe·ic; en·do·rhe·ism; ep·ir·rhe·ma; naem·o·rhe·dus; par·rhe·sia; py·or·rhe·al; rhe;… … English syllables
rheostat — rhe·o·stat … English syllables
rheostatic — rhe·o·stat·ic … English syllables
Rheostat — Rhe|o|stat auch: Rhe|os|tat 〈m.1 od. 16〉 mittels Schleifkontakts regelbarer elektrischer Widerstand [<grch. rheos „Fluss“ + statos „stehend“] * * * Rhe|o|s|tat, der; [e]s u. en, e[n] [zu griech. statós = gestellt, stehend] (Physik):… … Universal-Lexikon
Rheostat — Rhe|o|stat auch: Rhe|os|tat 〈m.; Gen.: (e)s, Pl.: e; El.〉 mittels Schleifkontakts regelbarer elektr. Drahtwiderstand, Regelwiderstand [Etym.: <Rheo… + …stat] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
rheostat — rhe•o•stat [[t]ˈri əˌstæt[/t]] n. elm an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the electrical circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit • Etymology: 1843 rhe… … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
