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Definition of: thermistor
(thər·mis′tər) noun Electr.
A small, compact thermometric device consisting of a semiconducting material having a large temperature coefficient of resistance: widely used in the measurement of microwave power, of temperatures, and as a protective device in circuits. [<THERM(O)- + (RES)ISTOR]
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