potential divider

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsvoltage divider

   Broaderresistor

   Narrowerpotentiometer

Questions about potential divider

What does potential divider mean?

potential divider means "resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage".

What is another word for potential divider?

Close synonyms include voltage divider. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.