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potentiometer
This term is primarily used in technical, engineering, and electronics contexts. While it refers to a specific electrical component, in common parlance it is often replaced by the word "pot" in informal workshop or hobbyist settings. It describes a device that provides a precise, adjustable level of resistance, distinguishing it from fixed resistors.
In a practical sense, the word evokes the image of a dial, slider, or knob. It is used when the focus is on the mechanism of voltage division or the physical act of tuning a circuit, rather than the resulting effect (like "volume control").
Meanings
An electrical instrument used for measuring an electromotive force or for adjusting the voltage in a circuit.
Examples
The volume knob on this old radio is actually a simple potentiometer.
I need to adjust the potentiometer to calibrate the sensor output.
Just turn the potentiometer clockwise to increase the brightness.
He wondered if a linear potentiometer would be better than a logarithmic one for this project.
The circuit uses a potentiometer as a voltage divider to set the reference level.
Wait, is this potentiometer worn out? The signal is jumping all over the place.
A precision potentiometer is required for high accuracy measurements in the lab.
She carefully soldered the three pins of the potentiometer onto the breadboard.
The technician replaced the faulty potentiometer to fix the flickering display.
The technician replaced the faulty potentiometer to fix the flickering display.