1. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations); [syn: ballast resistor, ballast, barretter]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ballast resistor
n 1: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for
changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
[syn: ballast resistor, ballast, barretter]