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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Resistance frame

· Re·sist·ance frame · IPA
01 A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.
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    A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.(Elec.)