Usually means: Variable resistor for controlling current.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (rheostat)

▸ noun:  An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.
▸ Also see rheostat


Opposite:
fixed resistor, constant resistor



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Opposite:
fixed resistor, constant resistor




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