potentiometer
nounUK /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɒmɪtə/ · US /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɑmɪtəɹ/
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Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, 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.
- Related terms
- pot, potentiometry