barretter

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noun

A ballast resistor.

Similar
ballast resistorballast
OriginOld French bareter →
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Meanings

nounbarretter (plural barretters)

plural barretters

  1. businessA ballast resistor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

Similar
ballast resistorballast
Broader
resistorresistance
Also see
ballastballast resistor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbareter“to exchange”
  2. Englishbarretter

Likely from Old French bareter (“to exchange”), or barateor (“exchanger”). Compare barrator

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Cite this entry
APA

barretter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barretter

MLA

“barretter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barretter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barretter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barretter.

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