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potentiometer
[ puh-ten-shee-om-i-ter ]
/ pəˌtɛn ʃiˈɒm ɪ tər /
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noun Electricity.
a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
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Origin of potentiometer
1880–85; potenti(al) + -o- + -meter
OTHER WORDS FROM potentiometer
po·ten·ti·o·met·ric [puh-ten-shee-uh-me-trik], /pəˌtɛn ʃi əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby potentiometer
potentiality, potentially, potential well, potentiate, potentilla, potentiometer, potentiometric, potentiometric surface, potentiometric titration, Potenza, potestas
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British Dictionary definitions for potentiometer
potentiometer
/ (pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə) /
noun
an instrument for determining a potential difference or electromotive force by measuring the fraction of it that balances a standard electromotive force
a device with three terminals, two of which are connected to a resistance wire and the third to a brush moving along the wire, so that a variable potential can be tapped off: used in electronic circuits, esp as a volume control
Sometimes shortened to: pot
Derived forms of potentiometer
potentiometry, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for potentiometer
potentiometer
[ pə-tĕn′shē-ŏm′ĭ-tər ]
A mechanical variable resistor. See more at resistor.
An instrument for measuring an unknown voltage by comparison with a known voltage, such as that of a generator.
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