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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke