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Meaning of Potentiometer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɒmɪtə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية جهاز قياس فرق الجهد - الفولت مقياس الجهد الانزلاقي
Deutsch Potentiometer
Ελληνικά ποτενσιόμετρο
Español potenciómetro
Suomi potentiometri potikka
Français potentiomètre
Italiano potenziometro reostato
日本語 ポテンショメータ 電位差計
한국어 가변저항
Nederlands potentiometer potmeter
Polski potencjometr
Português potenciômetro
Русский потенциометр
Tiếng Việt biến trở chiết áp

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Potentiometers potentiometry potentional potentiostat potentite potentization

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