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What is a rheostat?

What is a rheostat? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.
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Our maintainers determined recent rain, combined with chafed insulation on the wiring behind the formation-lights rheostat, had created a short circuit.
Handle with rheostat for infinitely variable regulation of light intensity.
The rheostat shafts are essentially cylinders with a flat face cut down one side.
Perhaps a built-in rheostat could be a nice addition in a future revision.
The easy-to-manage Riester handles with rheostat for regulating light intensity are the basis of a reliable examination.
Maybe evolution has endowed us with the ability to turn back our rheostat faster, to not always charge ahead after one all-consuming thing.

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