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rheostat (n.)
1843, coined by English physicist Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) from Greek
rheos
"a flowing, stream" (from PIE root
*sreu-
, see
rheum
) +
-stat
"regulating device." Related:
Rheostatic
.
