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Potentiometer - What does it mean?

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potentiometer

English

(wikipedia potentiometer)

Alternative forms

* potentiometre

Noun

(en noun)
  • (electronics) A user-adjustable variable resistor that functions as a voltage divider.
  • (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

    * potentiometry

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.