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POTENTIOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does potentiometer mean?
• POTENTIOMETER (noun)
The noun POTENTIOMETER has 2 senses:
1. a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
2. a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
Familiarity information: POTENTIOMETER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("potentiometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pot; potentiometer
Hypernyms ("potentiometer" is a kind of...):
potential divider; voltage divider (resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage)
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