barreter
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A variable resistor made up of a short length of very fine wire (usually platinum) having a positive temperature coefficient.
noun
A contentious person, quarreler, or fighter.
Example Sentences
- "Fessenden determined that a current-operated detector would offer advantages over those operated by voltage and based these deductions on his hot-wire barreter."
Etymology
Apparently a variant of barretter (“ballast resistor”), which in turn may be from Old French barateor (“barrator”).
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: barateor