resistor
noun
re·sis·tor
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Definition of resistor
: a device that has electrical resistance and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control
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Nintendo is getting a bit more proactive about this problem now, noting in a new Japanese FAQ page (machine translation) that users should only use USB-C cables with a 56kΩ resistor with the Switch. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Nintendo warns against using substandard Switch charging cables," 6 Apr. 2018 The AirU program has students building their own particulate-matter sensors, starting with toy blocks, a cheap Arduino computer board, and a photo resistor that scatters light to detect particles of pollution. — Jason Plautz, WIRED, "Cheap, Portable Sensors Are Democratizing Air-Quality Data," 11 July 2018 The company, which manufactures capacitors and resistors essential for regulating electrical flows, boosted profit more than five-fold from a year earlier in the first quarter as demand increased and competitors cut output. — Yu-huay Sun, Bloomberg.com, "World's Top Stock With 908% Gain Makes Tiny Smartphone Parts," 10 May 2018 In the case of a coaxial cable, the dielectric is usually chosen such that a 50Ohm resistor will match the properties of the cable. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Perfect Wi-Fi energy harvester gathers scant bounty," 15 Jan. 2018 The sound is created by transferring an electric current through the organic matter of each plant, which serves as a variable resistor, much like the knobs on an electric guitar. — Pelican Bomb, NOLA.com, "Musician Quintron tunes in to toxic waters with new artwork," 21 Feb. 2018 The simple crossovers--one each for the woofer and tweeter in each speaker--come with the coils, capacitors and resistors hard-wired on perforated breadboards. — Rob Sabin, Popular Mechanics, "How to Build Your Own Speakers: Step-by-Step DIY Tech," 1 Mar. 2015 To solve that problem, the Stanford team eliminated the radio-frequency source in the transmitter and replaced it with a commercially available voltage amplifier and feedback resistor. — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, "Stanford’s plan for cordless driving of electric cars," 14 June 2017 And these shelves were loaded with bins full of electronic components: resistors, capacitors, transistors, coils, diodes, and lots of other itty bitty things. — Popular Mechanics, "What I Learned at My Summer Job," 15 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'resistor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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resistor
noun
English Language Learners Definition of resistor
technical
: a device that is used to control the flow of electricity in an electric circuit
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