resistor
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Three resistors (electric component).
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
resistor (plural resistors)
- One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
- (electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.
- 2021 December, “Snap Circuits Classic”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, pages 13, 27:
- 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.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it
Translations
one who resists
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electric component
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Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
resistor c (singular definite resistoren, plural indefinite resistorer)
- (engineering) resistor (component with constant resistance)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | resistor | resistoren | resistorer | resistorerne |
| genitive | resistors | resistorens | resistorers | resistorernes |
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, from Dutch resistor.
Pronunciation
Noun
résistor (plural resistor-resistor)
- (electronics) resistor: an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it
Synonyms
- perintang (Standard Malay)
Related terms
Further reading
- “resistor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English resistor.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Hyphenation: re‧sis‧tor
Noun
resistor m (plural resistores)
- resistor (component that implements electrical resistance)
- Synonym: resistência
Further reading
- “resistor”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “resistor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “resistor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “resistor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
resistor m (plural resistores)
- resistor (component that implements electrical resistance)
- Synonym: resistencia
Further reading
- “resistor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
Noun
resistor c
- (electronics) a resistor
- Synonym: motstånd
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | resistor | resistors |
| definite | resistorn | resistorns | |
| plural | indefinite | resistorer | resistorers |
| definite | resistorerna | resistorernas |