voltage divider

noun

A type of simple electronic circuit which reduces any input voltage by a fixed factor using sources of impedance (such as resistors) connected in series.

“Coordinate term: current divider”

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Meanings

nounvoltage divider (plural voltage dividers)

plural voltage dividers

  1. businessA type of simple electronic circuit which reduces any input voltage by a fixed factor using sources of impedance (such as resistors) connected in series.

    Coordinate term: current divider

Synonyms & antonyms

nounresistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage

Similar
potential divider
Broader
resistorresistance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Spannungsteiler
  • Spannungsteilercircuit that reduces input voltage using sources of impedance
Polish dzielnik napięcia
  • dzielnik napięciacircuit that reduces input voltage using sources of impedance
Spanish divisor de tensión, divisor de voltaje
  • divisor de tensióncircuit that reduces input voltage using sources of impedance
  • divisor de voltajecircuit that reduces input voltage using sources of impedance
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APA

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Chicago

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