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potentiometernoun(electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
digital potentiometerA digital potentiometer (also called a resistive digital-to-analog converter, or informally a digipot) is a digitally-controlled electronic component that mimics the analog functions of a potentiometer.
torsion springA torsion spring is a spring that works by twisting its end along its axis; that is, a flexible elastic object that stores mechanical energy when it is twisted.
goniometernounA device used to measure angles.
servomotornounAn electric motor in a servomechanism, especially one which incorporates feedback so it accurately positions the device.
rotary encodernounAn electromechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle into an analog or digital code.
spring scaleA spring scale, spring balance or newton meter is a type of mechanical force gauge or weighing scale.
fibre-optic gyroscopeA fibre-optic gyroscope senses changes in orientation using the Sagnac effect, thus performing the function of a mechanical gyroscope.
pullstringnounA cord that activates or releases something when pulled.
opisometernounA device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
capacitance meterA capacitance meter is a piece of electronic test equipment used to measure capacitance, mainly of discrete capacitors.
flex sensorA flex sensor or bend sensor is a sensor that measures the amount of deflection or bending.
piezoelectric sensorA piezoelectric sensor is a device that uses the piezoelectric effect to measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain, or force by converting them to an electrical charge.
heat flux sensorA heat flux sensor is a transducer that generates an electrical signal proportional to the total heat rate applied to the surface of the sensor.
thermometernounAn apparatus used to measure temperature.
laser doppler vibrometerA laser Doppler vibrometer is a scientific instrument that is used to make non-contact vibration measurements of a surface.
gaugenounA measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
inclinometernounA surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.
mass flow meterA mass flow meter, also known as an inertial flow meter, is a device that measures mass flow rate of a fluid traveling through a tube.
linear motornounAn electric motor in which the equivalent of the stator and rotor are linear and parallel, normally one part is a vehicle and the other a track on which it moves

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