varistor
[ va-ris-ter, vuh- ]
/ væˈrɪs tər, və- /
noun Electricity.
a resistor whose resistance automatically varies in proportion to the voltage of the current through it.
Origin of varistor
First recorded in 1940–45;
var(iable) +
(res)istor
Words nearby varistor
British Dictionary definitions for varistor
varistor
/ (vəˈrɪstə) /
noun
a two-electrode semiconductor device having a voltage-dependent nonlinear resistance
Compare varactor
Word Origin for varistor
C20: a blend of
variable resistor