WHEATSTONE

Meaning of WHEATSTONE in English

Pronunciation: ' hw ē t- ˌ st ō n, ' w ē t-, chiefly Brit -st ə n

Function: biographical name

Sir Charles 1802-1875 Eng. physicist & inventor

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

WHEATSTONE — biographical name Sir Charles 1802-1875 English physicist & inventor
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHEATSTONE — /hweet"stohn', weet"-/ or, esp. Brit., /-steuhn/ , n. Sir Charles , 1802-75, English physicist and inventor.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEATSTONE — -stən biographical name Sir Charles 1802-1875 English physicist & inventor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHEATSTONE — Wheatstone BrE AmE ˈwiːt st ə n ˈhwiːt-, -stəʊn AmE \ ˈwiːt stoʊn ˈhwiːt-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHEATSTONE — (1802–75) an English scientist and inventor. He invented many things, including the kaleidoscope (= a toy consisting of a tube …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
WHEATSTONE — Wheatstone
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHEATSTONE — Wheatstone
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHEATSTONE — Wheatstone
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHEATSTONE — Wheatstone
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — noun Etymology: Sir Charles Wheatstone Date: 1872 an electrical bridge consisting of two branches of a parallel circuit joined by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHEATSTONE TRANSMITTER — noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Sir Charles Wheatstone : an automatic telegraph transmitter using a perforated tape engaging …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEATSTONE CIPHER — noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Sir Charles Wheatstone : a progressive-alphabet cipher in which the next alphabet is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — ˈ(h)wētˌstōn-, chiefly Brit -_stən- noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Sir Charles Wheatstone died 1875 English physicist : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHEATSTONE'S RODS — () Flexible rods the period of vibration of which in two planes at right angles are in some exact ratio …
Английский словарь Webster
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — Elect. a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances. Also, Wheatstone's bridge . Cf. bridge …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — -stən- noun Etymology: Sir Charles Wheatstone Date: 1872 : an electrical bridge consisting of two branches of a parallel circuit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHEATSTONE'S RODS — add. ·- flexible rods the period of vibration of which in two planes at right angles are in some exact …
Webster English vocab
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — ■ noun a device for measuring an unknown resistance by combining it with a known resistance and comparing the ratio …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — [Wheat.stone bridge] n [Sir Charles Wheatstone] (1872): a bridge for measuring electrical resistances that consists of a conductor joining two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHEATSTONE, SIR CHARLES — born Feb. 6, 1802, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng. died Oct. 19, 1875, Paris English physicist who popularized the Wheatstone bridge, a …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — n. an apparatus for measuring electrical resistances by equalizing the potential at two points of a circuit. [C. Wheatstone, Engl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — n. an apparatus for measuring electrical resistances by equalizing the potential at two points of a circuit. [ C. Wheatstone, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — n. an apparatus for measuring electrical resistances by equalizing the potential at two points of a circuit. Etymology: C. Wheatstone, …
Oxford English vocab
WHEATSTONE BRIDGE — ➡ Wheatstone
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CHARLES WHEATSTONE — ➡ Wheatstone
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CONCERTINA — Portable bellows-operated musical instrument. The first concertina was patented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in London in 1829, and he later …
Английский словарь Британика
BRIDGE — I. ˈbrij noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; akin to Old High German brucka …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — any device or system that allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance. Many telegraphic systems have been …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRIDGE — structure that spans horizontally between supports, whose function is to carry vertical loads. The prototypical bridge is quite simpletwo supports …
Britannica English vocabulary
COOKE, SIR WILLIAM FOTHERGILL — born May 4, 1806, Ealing, Middlesex, Eng. died June 25, 1879, Surrey English inventor who worked with Charles Wheatstone in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRIDGE — 1) портал ( станка ) 2) мост, мостик 3) перемычка; перегородка; перекладина; поперечная балка || делать перегородку или перемычку 4) …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
BRIDGE — 1) портал (станка) 2) мост, мостик 3) перемычка; перегородка; перекладина; поперечная балка || делать перегородку или перемычку 4) охватывать (напр. два шкива) ремнём, …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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