Associations to the word «Rheostat»

Wiktionary

RHEOSTAT, noun. An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

Dictionary definition

RHEOSTAT, noun. Resistor for regulating current.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley