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adjustable resistor [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Circuits Technology
- Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
- Conductors and Resistors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adjustable resistor
1, record 1, English, adjustable%20resistor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- variable resistor 2, record 1, English, variable%20resistor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The variable resistor comprises a fixed resistive element along which a slider passes. The variable or adjustable resistor forms a potential divider in which the overall resistance between the two end points remains the same, but the ratio of the two resistors in the legs changes. 2, record 1, English, - adjustable%20resistor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples of variable resistors include potentiometers (i.e. resistors with three terminals) and rheostats (i.e. resistors with two terminals). 3, record 1, English, - adjustable%20resistor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
adjustable resistor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - adjustable%20resistor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Technologie des circuits électroniques
- Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
- Conducteurs et résistances
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- résistance variable
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20variable
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- résistance ajustable 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20ajustable
correct, feminine noun
- résistance réglable 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20r%C3%A9glable
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] résistance dont la valeur est variable. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20variable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les potentiomètres (appareils de mesure à trois bornes) et les rhéostats (appareils à deux bornes) sont des exemples de résistances variables. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20variable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
résistance réglable : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20variable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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