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Noun: thermal resistor
  1. A semiconductor device whose resistance varies with temperature, used to compensate for temperature variation in circuits
    "The engineer incorporated a thermal resistor into the design to improve the circuit's stability";
    - thermistor

Derived forms: thermal resistors

Type of: semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit

Encyclopedia: Thermal resistor