rheostat, variable resistor
(noun) resistor for regulating current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rheostat (plural rheostats)
An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.
• dimmer, dimmer switch (when applied to lights)
• Asteroth, hot tears, throates
Source: Wiktionary
Rhe"o*stat, n. Etym: [Gr. (Elec.)
Definition: A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will. Wheatstone. --Rhe`o*stat"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
