memristor
noun
memristor is spelled M-E-M-R-I-S-T-O-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, memristor means “A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of memristor is memristors.
How many letters and syllables are in memristor?
| Letters | 9: M-E-M-R-I-S-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is memristor?
Memristor appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of memristor
- memristors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does memristor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A passive electrical element in which the electrical resistance is proportional to the integral of the electrical current between the terminals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does memristor come from?
Blend of memory + resistor, coined by Leon O. Chua in 1971.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).