potential divider vs resistor

potential divider and resistor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potential divider	Yes	No	No	No
resistor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, resistor is a hypernym of potential divider; that is, resistor is a word with a broader meaning than potential divider:

potential divider: resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage
resistor: an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

Other hypernyms of potential divider include resistance.

potential divider (noun)	resistor (noun)
resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage	an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current