thermistor

English

Etymology

Blend of thermal +‎ resistor.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪstə(ɹ)
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

thermistor (plural thermistors)

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

Related terms

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

short-timer

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English thermistor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θɛrˈmɪstɔr/

Noun

thermistor m (plural thermistorau, not mutable)

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