Meaning Of The Word Potentiometer

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potentiometer in American English
any of various devices for measuring, comparing, or controlling electric potentials; specif., a kind of resistor that can be varied, as in a rotary device used to control the volume of a radio, TV, etc.
noun: a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage

potentiometer in British English
noun: an instrument for determining a potential difference or electromotive force by measuring the fraction of it that balances a standard electromotive force

potentiometer in Electrical Engineering
noun: A potentiometer is a variable resistor in which a wiper sweeps from one end of the resistive element to the other, resulting in resistance that is proportional to the wiper's position.

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