Definitions for rheostat

rheostat rhe·o·stat

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

Rheostat is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 423 anagrams from letters in rheostat (aehorstt).

Definitions for rheostat

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 rheostat

First recorded in 1843; rheo- + -stat

Examples for rheostat

The electrician moved the rheostat which dimmed the house lights.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Commander hobbled toward it, and manipulated a rheostat.

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

Word Value for rheostat
Scrable

11

Words with friends

10

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