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

Derived forms: thermistors

Type of: semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit

Encyclopedia: Thermistor