POTENTIOMETER


Meaning of POTENTIOMETER in English

— 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- + -METER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .