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

Translations

circuit that reduces input voltage using sources of impedance

• German: Spannungsteiler m
• Polish: dzielnik napięcia m
• Spanish: divisor de tensión m, divisor de voltaje m

References

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