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POTENTIOMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
Synonyms:
pot; potentiometer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
Sense 2
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)
