rheostat

From rheo- +‎ -stat.

• enPR: rē′ə-stăt, rē′ō-stăt
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): (contemporary) /ˈɹiː.ə.stat/, (conservative) /-stæt/; /-əʊ̯-/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɹi.ə.stæt/, /-oʊ̯-/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.ə.stæt/, /-əʉ̯-/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.ə.stɛt/, /-ɐʉ̯-/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈɹi.ə.stat/, /-o-/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈɾiː.o.sʈaʈ/, /-oː-/
• Rhymes: -ɹiːəstat, -ɹiːəʊstat
• Hyphenation: rhe‧o‧stat

rheostat (plural rheostats)

2. (electronics, technology) An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

   Hyponyms: (when applied to lights) dimmer, dimmer switch

• potentiometer

• “rheostat”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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