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Resistor vs Rheostat - What's the difference?

resistor | rheostat |

As nouns the difference between resistor and rheostat

is that resistor is one who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army while rheostat is an electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

resistor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
  • An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

    • Derived terms

    (an electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it) * photoresistor * thermistor * varistor

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    rheostat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

    • Synonyms

    * dimmer (when applied to lights)