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wire-wound resistor

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[wahyuhr-wound] / ˈwaɪərˌwaʊnd /
Or wirewound resistor

noun

Electricity.

  1. a resistor consisting of a wire with a high resistance wound in a coil around a cylindrical core of insulating material.

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