Resistance frame

(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Jan 14 2006 at 18:57:13

Re*sist"ance frame`. (Elec.)

A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.

 

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