varistor
/vɛəˈɹɪstə(ɹ)/noun
varistor is a noun meaning “An electronic component having a variable resistance; used to protect circuits against power surges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-A-R-I-S-T-O-R, and it appears about once in every 91 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of varistor is varistors.
What does varistor mean?
noun
- 1
An electronic component having a variable resistance; used to protect circuits against power surges.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce varistor?
- UK /vɛəˈɹɪstə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of varistor
- varistors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is varistor?
Varistor appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Varistor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense electronic component with variable resistance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | varistance |
| German | Varistor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does varistor come from?
Blend of variable + resistor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).