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Noun Concept
Categories: Measuring instruments, Voltmeters, Electrical meters
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potentiometer  Balancing potentiometer  Constant current potentiometer  Determining emf of primary cells using potentiometer  metre bridge
English:
measuring instrument
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A potentiometer is an instrument for measuring voltage or 'potential difference' by comparison of an unknown voltage with a known reference voltage. Wikipedia
Instrument that measures a voltage. Wiktionary (translation)
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. Wiktionary