resistor

noun

re·​sis·​tor ri-ˈzi-stər 

: a device that has electrical resistance and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control

Examples of resistor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the smallest components — like resistors and capacitors, which are critical to controlling electrical currents in smartphones — often have winding production journeys that cross multiple borders numerous times before final assembly. —Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

SMDs allow for far more tiny chips, resistors, and other bits to be attached to boards by their tiny pins, flat contacts, solder balls, or other connections. —ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025

Kyocera’s semiconductor products include ceramic packages, connectors, resistors, couplers, timing devices, capacitors, SAW devices and organic substrates. —Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

One op amp is wired to two resistors to form an inverting Schmitt trigger: a comparator with two different voltage thresholds. —IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for resistor

• resister
• stepsister
• transistor
• blister
• lyster
• mister
• sister
• twister

Kids Definition

resistor

noun

re·​sis·​tor ri-ˈzis-tər 

: a device offering electrical resistance