thermistor

English

Etymology

Blend of thermal +‎ resistor.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)

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Noun

thermistor (plural thermistors)

1. (electronics) A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.

Derived terms

• posistor
• thermistal

Related terms

• resistor
• varistor
• photoresistor

Translations

resistor

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱敏電阻 / 热敏电阻 (zh) (rèmǐn diànzǔ)

• Czech: termistor m
• Dutch: thermistor (nl) m
• Estonian: termistor (et)
• Finnish: termistori (fi)
• French: thermistance (fr) f
• German: Thermistor m
• Indonesian: termistor (id)
• Japanese: サーミスタ (sāmisuta)
• Korean: 서미스터 (seomiseuteo)
• Polish: termistor (pl)
• Portuguese: termístor m, termistor m
• Romanian: termistor (ro) m or n
• Russian: терми́стор (ru) m (termístor), терморези́стор (ru) m (termorezístor)
• Spanish: termistor (es) m
• Welsh: thermistor

Anagrams

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English thermistor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɛrˈmɪstɔr/

Noun

thermistor m (plural thermistorau, not mutable)

1. thermistor

Related terms

• amedr (“ammeter”)
• cell
• deuod (“diode”)
• deuod allyrru golau (“light-emitting diode”)
• foltmedr (“voltmeter”)
• ffiws (“fuse”)
• gwrthydd (“resistor”)
• gwrthydd dibynnol ar olau (“light-dependent resistor”)
• gwrthydd newidiol (“variable resistor”)
• lamp
• switsh (“switch”)

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “thermistor”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “thermistor”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “thermistor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies