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Definition of Potentiometer

1. Noun. A measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces.

2. Noun. A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets.

Definition of Potentiometer

1. n. An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials or electro-motive forces.

Definition of Potentiometer

1. Noun. (electronics) a user-adjustable variable resistor that functions as a voltage divider. ¹

2. Noun. (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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Potentiometer

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Potentiometer

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