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Potentiometer

nounid 107983·updated May 18, 2026
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a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal

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Variants

synonym
pot
plural
Potentiometers
possessive
Potentiometer's
pluralpossessive
Potentiometers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal
§2
a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces

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