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thermistor definition

☆ therm·is·tor (t̸hər mis′tər, t̸hʉr′mis′-)

noun

a device constructed of solid semiconductor material, whose electrical resistance decreases with an increase in temperature: used to measure temperature differences in body cells, microwave or infrared power, etc.

Etymology: therm(o)- + (res)istor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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