barreter
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English
Etymology 1
Apparently a variant of barretter (“ballast resistor”), which in turn may be from Old French barateor (“barrator”).
Noun
barreter (plural barreters)
- A variable resistor made up of a short length of very fine wire (usually platinum) having a positive temperature coefficient.
- 1904, Engineering Magazine, volume 27, page 380:
- Fessenden determined that a current-operated detector would offer advantages over those operated by voltage and based these deductions on his hot-wire barreter.
Etymology 2
Variant of barrator.
Noun
barreter (plural barreters)
- A contentious person, quarreler, or fighter.
References
- “barretter, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - “barrator, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
