Etymology

barreter

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Today it means: A variable resistor made up of a short length of very fine wire (usually platinum) having a positive temperature coefficient. Full definition →

Old French barateor
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barreter · noun1

  1. Old French · derived frombarateor“barrator”
  2. English todaybarreter

Apparently a variant of barretter (“ballast resistor”), which in turn may be from Old French barateor (“barrator”).

barreter · noun2

Variant of barrator.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchbarateor all →

barrator

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