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    VOLTAGE DIVIDER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    potential divider; voltage divider

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("voltage divider" is a kind of...):

    resistance; resistor (an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "voltage divider"):

    pot; potentiometer (a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets)

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