potentiometer

Plural: potentiometers

Noun

• a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
• a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
• A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
• 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.

Synonyms

pot

Related Words

pot, potentiometry