potentiometer

A noun referring to an electrical component used to measure electromotive force or to adjust voltage levels in electronic devices, such as radios and televisions.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un componente eléctrico utilizado para medir la fuerza electromotriz o para ajustar los niveles de voltaje en dispositivos electrónicos, como radios y televisores.

1. Electrical measuring instrument C1 formal technical

   An instrument used to measure an unknown voltage or potential difference by comparing it with a known reference voltage.

   • The technician used a potentiometer to calibrate the circuit.
   • Potentiometers are essential for precise voltage measurements in labs.
   • He adjusted the potentiometer to find the exact electromotive force.

   🇪🇸Potenciómetro (instrumento de medida)

2. Adjustable resistor B2 formal technical

   A three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider, commonly used to control volume or other settings in electronic devices.

   • The volume knob on the radio is connected to a potentiometer.
   • You can adjust the brightness of the screen using a potentiometer.
   • The engineer replaced the faulty potentiometer in the amplifier.

   🇪🇸Potenciómetro

   Sinónimos: potrheostatvariable resistor

• potentiometers plural form
• potentiometers' possessive plural form
• potentiometer's possessive singular form