potenciômetro

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Portuguese

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Um potenciômetro.

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Etymology

From potência +‎ -o- +‎ -metro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈõ.me.tɾu/ , (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsjõ.me.tɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /po.tẽ.siˈo.me.tɾo/ , (faster pronunciation) /po.tẽˈsjo.me.tɾo/

  • 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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