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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras