ALL meanings of potentiometer
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P p - noun potentiometer a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage. 1
- noun potentiometer voltage divider. 1
- noun potentiometer an instrument for determining a potential difference or electromotive force by measuring the fraction of it that balances a standard electromotive force 0
- noun potentiometer 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 0
- noun potentiometer any of various devices for measuring, comparing, or controlling electric potentials; specif., a kind of resistor that can be varied, as in a rotary device used to control the volume of a radio, TV, etc. 0
- noun potentiometer A potentiometer is a variable resistor in which a wiper sweeps from one end of the resistive element to the other, resulting in resistance that is proportional to the wiper's position. 0