Potentiometer

noun

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.nounA user-adjustable 3 terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.

2.nounAn instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.

Synonyms

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