n.
Pronunciation: ' r ē - ə - ˌ stat
Function: noun
Date: 1843
: a resistor for regulating a current by means of variable resistances
– rheo · stat · ic \ ˌ r ē - ə - ' sta-tik \ adjective
RHEOSTAT
Meaning of RHEOSTAT in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012