Answer: potentiometer

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potentiometerA variable resistor with a third adjustable terminal. The potential at the third terminal can be adjusted to give any fraction of the potential across the ends of the resistor
potentiometeran instrument for measuring electromotive forces
potentiometerAn instrument for measuring an electromotive force by balancing it against the potential difference produced by passing a known current through a known variable resistance