Meaning Of The Word Potentiometer
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Potentiometer Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Potentiometer?
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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