Potentiometer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Potentiometer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Potentiometer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potentiometer n a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets Synonym(s): potentiometer, pot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potentiometer \Poten`tiom"e*ter\, n. [Potential + -meter.] (Elec.) An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials or electro-motive forces.