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Meaning of "potential divider" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POTENTIAL DIVIDER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTENTIAL DIVIDER

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Potential divider is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POTENTIAL DIVIDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Voltage divider

In electronics or EET, a voltage divider is a linear circuit that produces an output voltage that is a fraction of its input voltage. Voltage division refers to the partitioning of a voltage among the components of the divider. An example of a voltage divider consists of two resistors in series or a potentiometer. It is commonly used to create a reference voltage, or to get a low voltage signal proportional to the voltage to be measured, and may also be used as a signal attenuator at low frequencies. For direct current and relatively low frequencies, a voltage divider may be sufficiently accurate if made only of resistors; where frequency response over a wide range is required, the voltage divider may have capacitive elements added to allow compensation for load capacitance. In electric power transmission, a capacitive voltage divider is used for measurement of high voltage.

Definition of potential divider in the English dictionary

The definition of potential divider in the dictionary is a tapped or variable resistor or a chain of fixed resistors in series, connected across a source of voltage and used to obtain a desired fraction of the total voltage Also called: voltage divider.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTENTIAL DIVIDER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE POTENTIAL DIVIDER

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Synonyms and antonyms of potential divider in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «potential divider» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POTENTIAL DIVIDER

Find out the translation of potential divider to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of potential divider from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «potential divider» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分压器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

divisor de potencial
570 millions of speakers

English

potential divider
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संभावित विभक्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقسم المحتملين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

делителя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

potencial divisor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্ভাব্য বিভেদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diviseur de potentiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembahagi berpotensi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spannungsteiler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

分圧器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분압기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pembagi potensial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia tiềm năng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாத்தியமான வகுப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संभाव्य विभाजक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Potansiyel ayırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potenziale divisore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potencjał dzielnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дільника
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

potențial compas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαιρέτη δυναμικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

potensiaal deler
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spänningsdelare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

potensiell skillelinjen
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POTENTIAL DIVIDER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about potential divider

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTENTIAL DIVIDER»

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The World of Physics
... a potential divider or a potentiometer. Potentiometers or voltage dividers are more common in electric circuits than rheostats. For example most volume, brightness and tone controls use voltage dividers. We can easily tell if a device is being ...
John Avison, 1989
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BASIC ELECTRONICS: DEVICES, CIRCUITS AND IT FUNDAMENTALS
... shows that VBE reduces with an increase in VE. The reduction Fig. 4.12 Self- bias (voltage-divider-bias) circuit of an n-p-n transistor in 98 Basic Electronics: Devices, Circuits and IT Fundamentals Self-bias (Potential Divider Bias) Circuit.
SANTIRAM KAL, 2009
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook with CD-ROM
So, for two resistors in parallel: ◇ the effective resistance is less than the resistance of either resistor ◇ the current from the source is greater than the current through either resistor. Potential-divider circuits Often, a power supply or a battery ...
David Sang, 2014
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Physics for the IB Diploma Full Colour
The circuit in Figure 5.22(a) shows a potential divider. It can be used to investigate, for example, the current–voltage characteristic of some device denoted by resistance R. This complicated- looking circuit is simply equivalent to the circuit in ...
K. A. Tsokos, 2010
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Electricity and Thermal Physics
Use your understanding of the potential divider to predict how they will control the voltages across the two lamps. • Then set up the circuits and test your predictions. Figure 15-1 Controlling a lamp with a rheostat. Figure 152 Controlling a lamp ...
Mark Ellse, Chris Honeywill, 2004
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Electronics, 2nd Edition
Self-assessment /"-- question I 1 .3.5 The variable potential divider (or 'pot') Figure 1.15 shows several different types of variable potential divider or 'pot'.* These devices have three terminals, unlike the resistors considered up to now which ...
David Crecraft, David Gorham, 2003
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Ele Dev & Cir 2E
Describe qualitatively the stability action of the circuit. 42. Draw a voltage divider bias circuit and derive an expression for its stability factor. 43. Why does potential divider method of biasing become universal? 44. If the various parameters of a ...
Salivahanan, 2008
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Electrical Power Systems
Mainly there are two types of potential transformers (i) The instrument potential transformers and (ii) The capacitance potential transformer or potential divider. The instrument potential transformer is a conventional two winding transformer in  ...
C. L. Wadhwa, 2005
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Electronic Devices and Circuits
Describe qualitatively the stability action of the circuit. 33. Draw a voltage divider bias circuit and derive an expression for its stability factor. 34. Why does potential divider method of biasing become universal? 35. If the various parameters of a ...
Salivahanan, 1998
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
Potential. Divider. Bias. Bias stabilization is achieved by the potential divider biasing circuit of Figure 3.23(a) wherein the transistor base is connected to a potential divider circuit across VCC.
I. J. NAGRATH, 2007

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTENTIAL DIVIDER»

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What is Kemet doing in this circuit?
Which to me suggests the circuit includes: an active potential divider making the capacitors charge together, as well as a shunt voltage limiter ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Aug 14»
2
Supercapacitor balancing kit
Passive balancing for supercapacitors is putting an equal resistor across each one in a string, forming a dissipative potential divider – which ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Jul 14»
3
Build This DIY Moisture Monitor and Never Kill Another House Plant
In the Schematic PDF the analogue output should come from a point between the sensor and the resistor, to create a potential divider. «Popular Mechanics, May 14»
4
Latching power switch uses momentary pushbutton
However, if the switch is kept closed, Q2's gate voltage will be defined by the potential divider formed mainly by R2 and R3+R4. If we assume ... «EDN.com, Jan 14»
5
UL warns of counterfeit Apple USB power adapters
Opened the charger, internally it was a bridge rectifier and a cheaply built potential divider. No proper voltage regulators in there at all and from ... «CNET, Mar 13»
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British boffins 3D print electrical sensors
... it up to sensors feeding into an “arduino electronics prototyping platform for data capture through a potential divider to measure resistance. «Register, Nov 12»
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More than half of graduates feel 'unprepared' for work
... during interviews I have come across candidates with good degrees who could work out the voltage coming out of a potential divider. On the ... «The Engineer, May 12»
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Hurdles to EA political federation-One East Africa
Another potential divider is the proposed monetary union. This involves member states giving up their currencies and adopting a common ... «New Vision, Jan 12»
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Linear spotlights LT3652 chip for solar-power battery charging
A resistive potential divider to a chip sensing pin sets the input voltage for any particular design. itemid-53237-getasset.jpg. “An input voltage ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Aug 09»

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