potentiometer
[puh-ten-shee-om-i-ter]
- a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
- voltage divider.
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Origin of potentiometer
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potentiometric
- chem (of a titration) having the end point determined by a change in potential of an electrode immersed in the solution
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potentiometer
- 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
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Sometimes shortened to: pot
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potentiometer
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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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