bleeder resistor

Save This Word!

noun

a resistor connected across the output terminals of a power supply in order to improve voltage regulation and to discharge filter capacitors

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby bleeder resistor

bleaunt, bleb, Bledisloe Cup, bleed, bleeder, bleeder resistor, bleeder's disease, bleeder tile, bleeding, bleeding edge, bleeding heart

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use bleeder resistor in a sentence

A voice from a far corner called out, "Oui, the bleeder is in the end dugout, old cock!"
Into the Jaws of Death|Jack O'Brien
But the bleeder vent at the other end of the reactor had apparently kicked at the same time.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
The shock of that sudden release had jarred the whole atmosphere inside the reaction chamber, and the bleeder valve had let go.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett
An enormous amount of unused energy had been released, blowing the entire emergency bleeder system out.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett

Much more helium than necessary was being produced, and the bleeder valve had failed.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett