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Meanings of ballast resistor in English

A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

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        Examples for "ballast"
        Examples for "ballast"
        1
        A minute later, ballast men slide into view in the secondary shaft.
        The windup girl
        2
        The hatch closed, and I heard water hissing in the ballast tanks.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        3
        Partridge rubbed his chin and said, 'Well, she's not in ballast, sir.
        Relentless Pursuit
        4
        The site contains evidence of the galleon's original structure, ballast and endowment.
        News.com.au
        5
        The turtles, however, were stowed in the hold, and served as ballast.
        The Wanderers; Or, Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orino...
        Usage of ballast resistor in English
        1
        Design revisions of PED-1 (1 kΩ ballast resistor) circumvented previously observed adverse effects on the skin in the vicinity of an open wound.
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