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Noun: barretter  bu're-tu(r)
  1. A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
    "The engineer added a barretter to stabilize the current flow";
    - ballast resistor, ballast

Derived forms: barretters

Type of: resistance, resistor

Encyclopedia: Barretter