barreter

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Definition of barreter

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noun

A variable resistor made up of a short length of very fine wire (usually platinum) having a positive temperature coefficient.

“Fessenden determined that a current-operated detector would offer advantages over those operated by voltage and based these deductions on his hot-wire barreter.”

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noun

A variable resistor made up of a short length of very fine wire (usually platinum) having a positive temperature coefficient.

“Fessenden determined that a current-operated detector would offer advantages over those operated by voltage and based these deductions on his hot-wire barreter.”
A contentious person, quarreler, or fighter.

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Apparently a variant of barretter (“ballast resistor”), which in turn may be from Old French barateor (“barrator”).

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