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potentiometer


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Potentiometer  \Po*ten`ti*om"e*ter\,  n.  [Potential  +  -meter.] 
  (Elec.) 
  An  instrument  for  measuring  or  comparing  electrial  potentials 
  or  electro-motive  forces. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  potentiometer 
  n  1:  an  instrument  for  measuring  direct  current  electromotive 
  forces 
  2:  a  3-terminal  resistor  with  an  adjustable  center  terminal; 
  used  to  adjust  voltages  in  radios  and  TV  sets  [syn:  {pot}] 




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