Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resistor

/ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
re-sis-tor
IPA
/ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

noun

An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English resistor From resist + -or.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈzɪstə/

Inflected Forms

resistors (plural)

Derived Forms

chemiresistor magnetoresistor memristor microresistor nanoresistor nonresistor pellistor photoresistor piezoresistor resistorless thermistor thermoresistor

Phrases

ballast resistor carbon resistor light-dependent resistor pull-down resistor pull-up resistor resistor ladder

Synonyms

resistance

Rhymes With

mr sister mister transistor lister twister blister pfister bicester fister lyster brister

Questions

How do you pronounce resistor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/.
What does resistor mean?
One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
Where does resistor come from?
Etymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English resistor From resist + -or.

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