voltage divider

noun

: a resistor or series of resistors provided with taps at certain points and used to provide various potential differences from a single power source

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These are shifted to 0- to 1-V and 0- to 5-V ranges using a voltage divider and amplifier respectively, as well as a logic gate used to convert a 3.3-V digital signal that raises and lowers the pen to a 5-V level. —Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for voltage divider

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