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Word: Potentiometer
Speech Type: Noun
pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə
an instrument for measuring an electromotive force by balancing it against the potential difference produced by passing a known current through a known variable resistance.
Short Definition:instrument for measuring electromotive force by balancing it against potential difference produced by passing known current through known variable resistance
a variable resistor with a third adjustable terminal. The potential at the third terminal can be adjusted to give any fraction of the potential across the ends of the resistor.
Short Definition:variable resistor with third adjustable terminal
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