POTENTIOMETER

potentiometer, pot

(noun) a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets

potentiometer

(noun) a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

potentiometer (plural potentiometers)

(electronics) A user-adjustable 3 terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.

(physics) An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.

Anagrams

• potentiometre

Source: Wiktionary

Po*ten`ti*om"e*ter, n. Etym: [Potential + -meter.] (Elec.)

Definition: An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials or electro-motive forces.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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