Explore Thermistor through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like semiconductor. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Thermistor meaning
A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
Synonyms of Thermistor
Using Thermistor
- The main meaning on this page is: A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
- Useful related words include: thermal resistor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor.
- In the example corpus, thermistor often appears in combinations such as: the thermistor, thermistor is, thermistor are.
Context around Thermistor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thermistor
- In this selection, "thermistor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cool, ptc, ntc, may, further and functions stand out and add context to how "thermistor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cool thermistor b hot and a ntc thermistor included in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thermistor" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thermistor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another type of thermistor is a silistor, a thermally sensitive silicon resistor. (12 words)
A degaussing circuit using a PTC thermistor is simple, reliable (for its simplicity), and inexpensive. (15 words)
Two white wires connect to a thermistor (embedded in white thermal compound) to measure the reference junctions' temperature. (18 words)
One thermistor functions as a heating device while the other measures the temperature of the copper tip: if the stone being tested is a diamond, it will conduct the tip's thermal energy rapidly enough to produce a measurable temperature drop. (41 words)
In fact, Neil A Downie showed how you can use the effect as a simple latch/memory circuit, the effect being enhanced by using two PTC thermistors in series, with thermistor A cool, thermistor B hot, or vice versa. (39 words)
When first connected to a voltage source, a large current corresponding to the low, cold, resistance flows, but as the thermistor self-heats, the current is reduced until a limiting current (and corresponding peak device temperature) is reached. (38 words)
Example sentences (13)
In fact, Neil A Downie showed how you can use the effect as a simple latch/memory circuit, the effect being enhanced by using two PTC thermistors in series, with thermistor A cool, thermistor B hot, or vice versa.
The coil and thermistor are intentionally sized so that the current flow will heat the thermistor to the point that the degaussing coil shuts off in under a second.
A degaussing circuit using a PTC thermistor is simple, reliable (for its simplicity), and inexpensive.
Another type of thermistor is a silistor, a thermally sensitive silicon resistor.
If the temperature of the environment is known beforehand, then a thermistor may be used to measure the value of the dissipation constant.
If the thermistor is being used to measure the temperature of the environment, this electrical heating may introduce a significant error if a correction is not made.
Improved degaussing circuits have auxiliary heating elements to heat the thermistor further (and reduce the final current) or timed relays to disconnect the degaussing circuit entirely after it has operated.
One thermistor functions as a heating device while the other measures the temperature of the copper tip: if the stone being tested is a diamond, it will conduct the tip's thermal energy rapidly enough to produce a measurable temperature drop.
The power dissipated in a thermistor is typically maintained at a very low level to ensure insignificant temperature measurement error due to self heating.
The surge of inrush current when the heater is first energized causes stress in the heater, and can be avoided by slowly warming the heaters, gradually increasing current with a NTC thermistor included in the circuit.
Two white wires connect to a thermistor (embedded in white thermal compound) to measure the reference junctions' temperature.
Typical values for a small glass bead thermistor are 1.5 mW/°C in still air and 6.0 mW/°C in stirred oil.
When first connected to a voltage source, a large current corresponding to the low, cold, resistance flows, but as the thermistor self-heats, the current is reduced until a limiting current (and corresponding peak device temperature) is reached.
Common combinations with thermistor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the thermistor 4×
- thermistor is 4×
- thermistor are 2×