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A measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
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potentiometer
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Wikipedia
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A potentiometer , informally a pot , is a three- terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider . If only two terminals are used, one end and the wiper, it acts as a variable resistor or rheostat . The measuring ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1868, a hybrid formed from comb. form of Latin potentia "power" (see potential ) + Greek-derived -meter .
WordNet
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n. a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets [syn: pot ]
Wiktionary
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alt. 1 (context electronics English) A user-adjustable variable resistor that functions as a voltage divider. 2 (context physics English) An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Potentiometer \Po*ten`ti*om"e*ter\, n. [Potential + -meter.] (Elec.) An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials or electro-motive forces.
Usage examples of potentiometer.
Breckenridge sat motionless, his eyes flashing from, micrometer screen to signal panel, his sensitive fingers moving the potentiometers through minute arcs because of what he saw upon the screen and in response to the flashing, multicolored lights and tinkling signals of his board.
I watched with interest while the potentiometers recorded their findings, which were then analyzed by computer.