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.
voltage divider.

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/, adjective

Words nearby potentiometer

potential well, potentiality, potentially, potentiate, potentilla, potentiometer, potentiometric, potentiometric surface, potentiometric titration, potenza, potestas

British Dictionary definitions for potentiometric (1 of 2)

potentiometric
/ (pəˌtɛnʃɪəˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjective

chem (of a titration) having the end point determined by a change in potential of an electrode immersed in the solution

British Dictionary definitions for potentiometric (2 of 2)

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, noun

Scientific definitions for potentiometric

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.