resistor

noun/rɪˈzɪstər/

Frequency rank: #12,947 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A component used in an electric circuit to limit or regulate the flow of electric current.

Illustration for the English word “resistor”

Example sentence

The engineer replaced the broken resistor on the circuit board to fix the device.

Synonyms & related words

More words in ranks 12,901–13,000