thermistor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/θɜːˈmɪstə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thər mis′tər, thûr′mə stər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
therm•is•tor  (thər mis′tər, thûr′mə stər),USA pronunciation n. [Electronics.]
  1. Electronicsa resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
  • therm- + (res)istor 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thermistor / θɜːˈmɪstə/
  1. a semiconductor device having a resistance that decreases rapidly with an increase in temperature. It is used for temperature measurement, to compensate for temperature variations in a circuit, etc
Etymology: 20th Century: from thermo- + ( res) istor

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