voltage divider

English

A voltage divider

Noun

voltage divider (plural voltage dividers)

1. (electronics) 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

Derived terms

• voltage divider rule

References

• “voltage divider”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “voltage divider”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.