Meanings
nounthermistor (plural thermistors)
plural thermistors
- businessA resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit
Similar
thermal resistor
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 熱敏電阻 /热敏电阻
- 熱敏電阻 /热敏电阻 (rèmǐn diànzǔ)resistor
Czech termistor
- termistorresistor
Dutch thermistor
- thermistorresistor
Estonian termistor
- termistorresistor
Finnish termistori
- termistoriresistor
French thermistance
- thermistanceresistor
German Thermistor
- Thermistorresistor
Indonesian termistor
- termistorresistor
Japanese サーミスタ
- サーミスタ (sāmisuta)resistor
Korean 서미스터
- 서미스터 (seomiseuteo)resistor
Polish termistor
- termistorresistor
Portuguese termístor, termistor
- termístorresistor
- termistorresistor
Romanian termistor
- termistorresistor
Russian терми́стор, терморези́стор
- терми́стор (termístor)resistor
- терморези́стор (termorezístor)resistor
Spanish termistor
- termistorresistor
Welsh thermistor
- thermistorresistor
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thermistor
sistermistertransistorresistortwisterblisterBicesterthyristorvaristormixterbistrecisterclystersister from another misterxyster
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APA
thermistor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermistor
MLA
“thermistor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermistor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermistor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermistor.
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