potenciômetro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From potência +‎ -o- +‎ -metro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈõ.me.tɾu/ [po.tẽ.sɪˈõ.me.tɾu], (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsjõ.me.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈo.me.tɾo/ [po.tẽ.sɪˈo.me.tɾo], (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsjo.me.tɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pu.tẽˈsjo.mɨ.tɾu/

  • Rhymes: -õmetɾu
  • Hyphenation: po‧ten‧ci‧ô‧me‧tro

Noun

potenciômetro m (plural potenciômetros) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (electronics) potentiometer, a user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.

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