rheostat
noun
rheo·stat
ˈrē-ə-ˌstat 
: a resistor for regulating a current by means of variable resistances
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Imagine a rheostat for dialing up cornering forces.
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Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
But instead of targeting the splicing of gene transcripts, CAMP4’s drugs are directed at regulatory molecules that act like rheostats to control how much of those transcripts are made in the first place.
—Elie Dolgin, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023
A rheostat allows the throttle to be fine-tuned to sustain walking speeds.
—John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 21 June 2017
Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
But instead of targeting the splicing of gene transcripts, CAMP4’s drugs are directed at regulatory molecules that act like rheostats to control how much of those transcripts are made in the first place.
—Elie Dolgin, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023
A rheostat allows the throttle to be fine-tuned to sustain walking speeds.
—John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 21 June 2017
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rheostat
noun
rheo·stat
ˈrē-ə-ˌstat
: a resistor for regulating an electric current by the use of variable resistances
Medical Definition
rheostat
noun
rheo·stat
ˈrē-ə-ˌstat
: a resistor for regulating a current by means of variable resistances
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