Rheostat

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Rheostat

[ʁeoˈstaːt]

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noun Rheostat · Rheostate · Rheostaten · Rheostats · Rheostates

historische Bauform eines einstellbaren elektrischen Widerstandes für hohe elektrische Leistung und/oder hohe Präzision und Stabilität „Alles wird sorgfältig mit einem Rheostat reguliert.“

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rheostat electrical resistor with two terminals, the resistance of which can be varied co

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@misc{rheostat_2026,
  title = {Rheostat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/rheostat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}