Definitions for rheostats

rheostats rhe·o·stat

Spelling: [ree-uh-stat]
IPA: /ˈri əˌstæt/

Rheostats is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 520 anagrams from letters in rheostats (aehorsstt).

Definitions for rheostats

noun

  1. an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.

Origin of rheostats

First recorded in 1843; rheo- + -stat

Examples for rheostats

The rheostat is now complete with the exception of a coat of shellac.

Our rod is now a rheostat, whose use we shall presently discover.

That gives you your direction, and the rheostat here at the belt changes the velocity.

The Commander hobbled toward it, and manipulated a rheostat.

To regulate the strength of the current a rheostat was placed in the circuit.

Slowly he closed the rheostat and put the power into the coil.

The electrician moved the rheostat which dimmed the house lights.

The movable arm of the rheostat may be made from a piece of 1/16-in.

To the left of this coil was a large relay switch, and a rheostat control.

He moved the rheostat under his hand, and the thunder slackened.

Word Value for rheostats
Scrable

11

Words with friends

10

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