Meanings
nounresistor (plural resistors)
plural resistors
- One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
- businessAn electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.
The resistor limits the current and prevents damage to the LED. […] It is possible to pick resistors and capacitors that will make the pitch higher than humans can hear.
2021 December 28, “Snap Circuits Classic”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, pages 13, 27
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
nounan electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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Broader
electrical device
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*sistō
- Latinsistō
- Latinresistere
- Anglo-Normanresister
- Middle Englishresisten
- Englishresist
- Englishresistor
Translations
Bulgarian съпротивление, резистор
- съпротивление (săprotivlenie)electric component
- резистор (rezistor)electric component
Catalan resistent, resistència
- resistentone who resists
- resistènciaelectric component
- resistorelectric component
Chinese Mandarin 反抗者, 電阻 /电阻
- 反抗者 (fǎnkàngzhě)one who resists
- 電阻 /电阻 (diànzǔ)electric component
- 電阻器 /电阻器 (diànzǔqì)electric component
Czech rezistor, odpor
- rezistorelectric component
- odporelectric component
Danish modstandsmand, modstand
- modstandsmandone who resists
- modstandelectric component
- resistorelectric component
Dutch verzetsstrijder, weerstand
- verzetsstrijderone who resists
- weerstandelectric component
Esperanto rezistilo
- rezistiloelectric component
Estonian takisti
- takistielectric component
Finnish vastarintamies, vastus
- vastarintamiesone who resists
- vastuselectric component
- resistorielectric component
French résistant, résistance
- résistantone who resists
- résistanceelectric component
- résistorelectric component
German Widerstandskämpfer, Widerständler
- Widerstandskämpferone who resists
- Widerständlerone who resists
- Widerstandelectric component
Greek αντιστασιακός, αντίσταση
- αντιστασιακός (antistasiakós)one who resists
- αντίσταση (antístasi)electric component
Hebrew נגד
- נגד (nagad)electric component
Icelandic viðnám, viðnámstæki
- viðnámelectric component
- viðnámstækielectric component
- mótstaðaelectric component
Indonesian resistor
- resistorelectric component
Italian resistore
- resistoreelectric component
Japanese 抵抗器
- 抵抗器 (teikōki)electric component
Korean 저항기
- 저항기 (jeohanggi)electric component
Lithuanian pasipriešinimo narys, varžas
- pasipriešinimo narysone who resists
- varžaselectric component
Malay perintang
- perintangelectric component
Māori parenga iahiko, parenga
- parenga iahikoelectric component
- parengaelectric component
Polish opornik, rezystor
- opornikelectric component
- rezystorelectric component
Portuguese resistente, resistor
- resistenteone who resists
- resistorelectric component
Romanian rezistor
- rezistorelectric component
Russian рези́стор
- рези́стор (rezístor)electric component
Slovak odporca, odpor
- odporcaone who resists
- odporelectric component
Spanish resistencia, resistor
- resistenciaelectric component
- resistorelectric component
Swedish motståndsman, motståndskämpe
- motståndsmanone who resists
- motståndskämpeone who resists
- resistorelectric component
- motståndelectric component
Vietnamese điện trở
- điện trởelectric component
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with resistor
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Cite this entry
APA
resistor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistor
MLA
“resistor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resistor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resistor.
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