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🔄 More than one turn ⚙️ A multi-rotation part
multiturn

multiturn

8.5
A device that needs several full turns to change a setting
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : potenciómetro multivuelta
  • Setting the dimmer switch is easier with a multiturn knob that allows for precise light adjustments.

Examples

  • The cell's internal resistance was obtained by connecting a multiturn precision potentiometer to the cell's output while maintaining a fixed input current to the LED.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The teacher in Lesson 8 sustained a multiturn transitional TLI, but others closed off this opportunity after a few turns.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The technician adjusted the settings using a multiturn potentiometer for fine-tuning the audio device.

  • To accurately measure the voltage, we connected a multiturn rotary encoder that required several full rotations.

Surface Forms

multiturn singular
multiturns plural

Morphology

multiturn = turn (transparent) = multi + turn

The device meaning is directly based on requiring multiple turns to cover its range, so the composition is easy to infer.

Etymology

Multiturn is a device name made from multi- 'many' and turn 'to turn', so it means a device you must turn several full times to move through its whole range.