Definitions for voltage divider
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
volt′age divid`er(n.)
a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism
Origin of voltage divider:
1920–25
Princeton's WordNet
potential divider, voltage divider(noun)
resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage
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