reostato

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reostato

[reosˈt̪at̪o]

Rhymes with a.to

Where it comes from

Del griego antiguo ῥέος ('corriente') y el sufijo -stato.

noun reostatos

Instrumento para variar la resistencia de un circuito eléctrico, similar a un potenciómetro pero de dimensiones mayores y con mayor capacidad para disipar potencia.

In English

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

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@misc{reostato_2026,
  title = {reostato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/reostato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}