Resistor vs. Thermistor

Resistornoun

One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

Resistornoun

An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

Resistornoun

an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

Resistor

A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. In electronic circuits, resistors are used to reduce current flow, adjust signal levels, to divide voltages, bias active elements, and terminate transmission lines, among other uses.

Thermistornoun

a resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.

Thermistornoun

a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit

Thermistor

A thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance is strongly dependent on temperature, more so than in standard resistors. The word is a combination of thermal and resistor.