potentiometer
noun
po·ten·ti·om·e·ter pə-ˌten(t)-shē-ˈä-mə-tər 
1
: an instrument for measuring electromotive forces
2
: voltage divider
potentiometric
pə-ˌten(t)-sh(ē-)ə-ˈme-trik
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There’s even little graphics on the panel to clue you in on the function each potentiometer controls. 
Kevin Krewell, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Over the years, Shepard’s also made key modifications to Black’s guitars - installing new potentiometers and DiMarzio pickups, , which control volume and tone. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Jan. 2020 Mikeasaurus wired these chips, along with their speakers, up to potentiometers and put the whole lot inside two furniture-moving disks from the dime-store. Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2011
Kevin Krewell, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Over the years, Shepard’s also made key modifications to Black’s guitars - installing new potentiometers and DiMarzio pickups, , which control volume and tone. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Jan. 2020 Mikeasaurus wired these chips, along with their speakers, up to potentiometers and put the whole lot inside two furniture-moving disks from the dime-store. Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2011 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary potential + -o- + -meter
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
potentiometer
noun
po·ten·ti·om·e·ter pə-ˌten-chē-ˈäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for measuring electromotive forces
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