ballast resistor

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH B

ballast resistor is a valid 16-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1L1L1A1S1T1R1E1S1I1S1T1O1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does ballast resistor mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations).

SYNONYMS
BALLASTBARRETTER
BROADER
RESISTANCERESISTOR