Complete Definition of "potentiometer"

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Noun
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  1. electronics a user-adjustable variable resistor that functions as a voltage divider.
  2. physics an instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.

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trans-top|user-adjustable variable resistor
German: Potentiometer n
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trans-top|instrument that measures a voltage
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Japanese: JAchar|��差� (den'isakei)
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