Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A device used to control current in an electric circuit by providing resistance.
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- noun One who
resists , especially a person whofights against anoccupying army . - noun An
electric component that transmitscurrent in direct proportion to thevoltage across it.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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Examples
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A circuit with an inductor, capacitor, and resistor is like a pendulum in oil.
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A circuit with an inductor, capacitor, and resistor is like a pendulum in oil.
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The device he had been using, a random event generator, or REG, detects electron “noise” in a resistor, which is assumed to be random.
The G.O.D. Experiments Gary E. Schwartz 2006
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James Carroll of the Boston Globe personifies a "resistor" of the intellectual variety.
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If it were not for those like you the BBC would not have felt bias was an issue, your hate has only bred more hate and what have you achieved?, so forgive me if I don't care for your approbation, not that of the asinine "resistor" who objects to the sound of "silence" phil
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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The IPD market (not including single element devices such as resistor or capacitor arrays) is forecast to grow from $832 million in 2005 to $1.6 billion in 2010, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp. in El Segundo, Calif.
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Leadtimes remain stable at six to eight weeks for standard devices such as resistor/capacitor arrays and filters.
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There is no attempt to differentiate the components other than by color and shape -- the relative meanings and functions of, for example, a "resistor" versus a "capacitor" versus an "FM radio chip" are simply not explained.
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Leadtimes remain stable at six to eight weeks for standard devices such as resistor/capacitor arrays and filters.
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Leadtimes remain stable at six to eight weeks for standard devices such as resistor/capacitor arrays and filters.
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