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

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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024 These objects are juxtaposed alongside digital detritus — circuit boards, resistors — that line the wooden boxes like wallpaper. —

Evan Nicole Brown, New York Times, 8 May 2024 An electrical pulse heats the resistor, which flash-boils a thin layer of the ink, forming a rapidly expanding vapor bubble that pushes a droplet of ink out through the orifice. —

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