noun
: a resistor connected in parallel with an ammeter or in series with a voltmeter and so adjusted that the readings of the instrument must be multiplied in a fixed ratio (as 10: 1) to give the correct value — called also multiplier
noun
: a resistor connected in parallel with an ammeter or in series with a voltmeter and so adjusted that the readings of the instrument must be multiplied in a fixed ratio (as 10: 1) to give the correct value — called also multiplier
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012