potential divider

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

potential divider is a valid 17-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1T1E1N1T1I1A1L1D2I1V4I1D2E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does potential divider mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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