Noun: potentiometer pu,ten-shee'ó-mi-tu(r)
- A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable centre terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
"He turned the potentiometer to fine-tune the volume"
- A measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
"The engineer used a potentiometer to measure the voltage across the circuit"
Derived forms: potentiometers
Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, potential divider, voltage divider
Encyclopedia: Potentiometer