thermistor

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thermistor

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Blend of thermal + resistor.

noun thermistors

  1. A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.

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noun resistor

Españoltermistor
한국어서미스터 seomiseuteo
日本語サーミスタ sāmisuta
中文熱敏電阻 /热敏电阻 rèmǐn diànzǔ
Portuguêstermístor, termistor
Françaisthermistance
DeutschThermistor
Românătermistor
Русскийтерми́стор termístor, терморези́стор termorezístor

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"thermistor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thermistor.

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@misc{thermistor_2026,
  title = {thermistor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thermistor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}