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potentiometer

The correct spelling is potentiometer.

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noun

Say it like: Pot-ens-hom-ete-r

The correct spelling is potentiometer. A user-adjustable 3 terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.

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noun

  1. 1.A user-adjustable 3 terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
  2. 2.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.

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