VARISTOR


Meaning of VARISTOR in English

/va ris"teuhr, veuh-/ , n. Elect.

a resistor whose resistance automatically varies in proportion to the voltage of the current through it.

[ 1940-45; VAR(IABLE) + (RES)ISTOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .