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n. A device used to control current in an electric circuit by providing resistance.

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

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

n. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

"A circuit with an inductor, capacitor, and resistor is like a pendulum in oil."

electrical device   

voltage divider    barretter    variable resistor    potential divider    ballast resistor    ballast    rheostat