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varistor

var is tor |vəˈristər vəˈrɪstər | ▶noun a semiconductor diode with resistance dependent on the applied voltage. ORIGIN 1930s: contraction of varying resistor .

 

Oxford Dictionary

varistor

varistor |vɛːˈrɪstə, və -| ▶noun a semiconductor diode with resistance dependent on the applied voltage. ORIGIN 1930s: contraction of varying resistor .

 

Duden Dictionary

Varistor

Va ris tor Substantiv, maskulin Physik , der |Var i stor |der Varistor; Genitiv: des Varistors, Plural: die Varistoren lateinisch-englisch Widerstand, dessen Leitwert mit steigender Spannung wächst