Difference between Pot and Potentiometer

What is the difference between Pot and Potentiometer?

Pot as a noun is a vessel used for cooking or storing food. while Potentiometer as a noun is a user-adjustable variable resistor that functions as a voltage divider.

Pot

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put (something) into a pot. To preserve by bottling or canning, e.g. potted meat To cause a ball to fall into a pocket. To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A vessel used for cooking or storing food. The money wagered in poker or similar games. A round in a poker game. A trap for catching lobsters, crabs, or fish. An iron hat with a broad brim. A glass of beer. Size varies regionally but is normally 10 fl oz (285 ml). A potshot A protruding belly; a paunch. Ruin or deterioration. The act of causing a ball to fall into a pocket. A potentiometer. a non-conducting, usually ceramic, stand that supports the third rail while keeping it electrically insulated from the ground. The drug marijuana.

Example sentence: We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences.

Potentiometer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a user-adjustable variable resistor that functions as a voltage divider.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.

We hope you now know whether to use Pot or Potentiometer in your sentence.

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