potentiometer — potentiometric /peuh ten shee euh me trik/, adj. /peuh ten shee om i teuhr/, n. Elect. 1. a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage. 2. See voltage divider. [1880 85; POTENTI(AL) + o +… … Universalium
potentiometer — po•ten•ti•om•e•ter [[t]pəˌtɛn ʃiˈɒm ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) elm a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage 2) elm voltage divider • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
potentiometer — n. instrument measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage … Dictionary of difficult words
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