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Potentiometer

//pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɒmɪtə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
  2. 2
    a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets wordnet
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces wordnet

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