potentiometer
[ puh-ten-shee-om-i-ter ]
/ pəˌtɛn ʃiˈɒm ɪ tər /
noun Electricity.
a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
Origin of potentiometer
1880–85;
potenti(al) + -o- +
-meter
OTHER WORDS FROM potentiometer
po·ten·ti·o·met·ric [puh-ten-shee-uh-me-trik] /pəˌtɛn ʃi əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby potentiometer
potential well,
potentiality,
potentially,
potentiate,
potentilla,
potentiometer,
potentiometric,
potentiometric surface,
potentiometric titration,
potenza,
potestas
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British Dictionary definitions for potentiometer
potentiometer
/ (pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə) /
noun
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
Derived forms of potentiometer
potentiometry, nounScientific definitions for potentiometer
potentiometer
[ pə-tĕn′shē-ŏm′ĭ-tər ]
A mechanical variable resistor. See more at resistor.
An instrument for measuring an unknown voltage by comparison with a known voltage, such as that of a generator.