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Rheostat
Rhe′o-stat
(rē′ō̍-stăt)
, Noun.
[Gr.
ῥεῖν
+ στατόσ
standing still.] (Elec.)
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.
–Rheˊo-stat′ic
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, Adj.