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Resistance Frame

Webster's Dictionary

A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Resistance Frame'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/resistance-frame.html. 1828.