potentiometer

noun — 2 senses

potentiometer

noun

UK /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɒmɪtə/ · US /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɑmɪtəɹ/

1

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.

2

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

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