n. a resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
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n. 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
Word Usage
"Maybe what you have is a thermistor, which is not linear."