Definition of Reostat
1. n. See Rheostat.
Medical Definition of Reostat
1.
A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation of resistance which can be varied at will. Rheostat"ic.
Origin: Gr. + standing still.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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