Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memristor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: mem-ris-tor
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.

Example Sentences

"According to Kumar, memristor inventor Leon Chua predicted that if you mapped out the possible device parameters there would be regions of chaotic behavior in between regions where behavior is stable."

Etymology

Blend of memory + resistor, coined by Leon O. Chua in 1971.

Inflected Forms

memristors (plural)

Derived Forms

memristic

Frequently Paired Words

memristance memristive

Questions

What does memristor mean?: A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.
Where does memristor come from?: Blend of memory + resistor, coined by Leon O. Chua in 1971.

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