po·ten·ti·om·e·ter

(pə-tĕn′shē-ŏm′ĭ-tər)

1. A three-terminal resistor with a manually adjustable center connection that adjusts the resistance between the end terminals and the center, whose uses include controlling the volume of an amplifier. Also called pot³.

2. An instrument for measuring an unknown voltage by comparison to a standard voltage.

[potenti(al) + -meter.]

po·ten′ti·o·met′ric (-ə-mĕt′rĭk) adj.

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potentiometer

(pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə)

1. (General Physics) an instrument for determining a potential difference or electromotive force by measuring the fraction of it that balances a standard electromotive force

2. (Electronics) 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

poˌtentiˈometry n

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po•ten•ti•om•e•ter

(pəˌtɛn ʃiˈɒm ɪ tər)

n.

1. a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.

2. voltage divider.

[1880–85]

po·ten·ti·om·e·ter

(pə-tĕn′shē-ŏm′ĭ-tər)

1. An adjustable resistor used to control the magnitude of the voltage that is applied to an electric circuit. Potentiometers are used in the volume controls of radios and televisions.

2. An instrument for measuring an unknown voltage by comparison with a known voltage, such as that of a generator.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	potentiometer - a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
	2.	potentiometer - a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets pot potential divider, voltage divider - resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage

Translations

ποτενσιόμετρο ροοστάτης

potentiomètre

potenziometro

potentiometer

n (Tech) → Potenziometer nt, → Potentiometer nt

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potentiometer

[pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtəʳ] n (Elec) → potenziometro

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