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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•ten•ti•om•e•ter (pə ten′shē om′i tər),USA pronunciation n. [Elect.]- Electricitya device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
- ElectricitySee voltage divider.
- 1880–85; potenti(al) + -o- + -meter
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: potentiometer /pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə/ n - an instrument for determining a potential difference or electromotive force by measuring the fraction of it that balances a standard electromotive force
- 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 |