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Rheostat

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Noun
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rhe=o=stat

CIDE DICTIONARY

Rheostatn. [Gr. "rei^n + stato`s standing still.].
     A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Rheostat, n. Electr. an instrument used to control a current by varying the resistance.

Derivative
rheostatic adj.
Etymology
Gk rheos stream + -STAT

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