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rheostat
[ree-uh-stat]
noun
an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
rheostat
/ ˈːəˌæ /
noun
a variable resistance, usually consisting of a coil of wire with a terminal at one end and a sliding contact that moves along the coil to tap off the current
rheostat
See under resistor
Other Word Forms
- rheostatic adjective
- ˌˈٲپ adjective
Example Sentences
In a screen to identify key regulators of this process, retinoic acid, the biologically active form of Vitamin A, surfaced as a surprising rheostat.
is revealed is hardly as important as being made to wait for it: a pile of wires and rheostats transformed into a sculpture that breathes in an endless night.
“It’s not an on-off switch. It’s a rheostat,” the former senior official said.
Rather than a binary on/off switch, conflict is now seen as something closer to a rheostat, which can be dialed up or down as conditions require.
“It’s more of a rheostat than a switch, really.”
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