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Noun Concept
Categories: Measuring instruments, Electrical meters, Voltmeters
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potentiometer  Balancing potentiometer  Constant current potentiometer  Determining emf of primary cells using potentiometer  metre bridge
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A measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces WordNet 3.0
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measuring instrument
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A measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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
IS A
measuring instrument
MEASURES
electric potential
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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potentiometer
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potentiometer (measuring instrument)
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potentiometer
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potentiometer
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Balancing potentiometer, Constant current potentiometer, Determining emf of primary cells using potentiometer, metre bridge, null balance, potentiometry

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