Meanings
plural ballast resistors
- An electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it, and thus tends to maintain a constant current
Synonyms: barretter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it, and thus tends to maintain a constant current
More synonyms by meaning
nouna resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Estonian ballasttakisti
- ballasttakistian electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it
Icelandic straumfestiviðnám, álagsmótstaða
- straumfestiviðnáman electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it
- álagsmótstaðaan electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it
Polish bareter
- bareteran electrical resistor whose resistance varies with the current passing through it
Cite this entry
ballast resistor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballast%20resistor
“ballast resistor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballast%20resistor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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