rheostatic

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rheostatic

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From rheostat + -ic and rheostasis + -ic.

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Regulated using a rheostat. Rheostatic braking is achieved by excitation of the traction motor fields from a separate step-down transformer, fed from the main transformer under control of the main tap changer. The output of this transformer is fed through the normal power rectifiers. Rheostatic braking is thus controlled by th
Of or pertaining to rheostasis.

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@misc{rheostatic_2026,
  title = {rheostatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rheostatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}