potentiometer

== English == === Alternative forms === potentiometre (nonstandard, rare) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɒmɪtə/ (General American) IPA(key): /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɑmɪtəɹ/ Rhymes: -ɒmɪtə(ɹ) === Noun === potentiometer (plural potentiometers) (electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider. (physics) An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source. [from late 19th c.] ==== Related terms ==== pot potentiometry ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === potentiometre