Term: potentiometer: a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: spitball: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: tipster: one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: updating: the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something)
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: shield: armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: polyvinyl chloride: a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: plains pocket gopher: gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: priesthood: the body of ordained religious practitioners
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: seta: a stiff hair or bristle
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: headstand: an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands)
Broader: potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage | Unrelated: jumping orchid: orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected