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ther|mist|er
ther|mis|tor or ther|mist|er «thur MIHS tuhr», noun.
a small electronic resistor whose conduction of electric current increases rapidly and predictably with a rise in temperature, used especially in heat measurement, and as a voltage regulator in communication circuits: »

When the scanning mirror crosses the horizon of a planet, the increase or decrease registers on the thermister (Science News Letter).

[< therm- + (res)istor]

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