WHEATSTONE BRIDGE


Meaning of WHEATSTONE BRIDGE in English

ˈ(h)wētˌstōn-, chiefly Brit -_stən- noun

Usage: usually capitalized W

Etymology: after Sir Charles Wheatstone died 1875 English physicist

: a bridge for measuring electrical resistances consisting of a conductor joining two branches of a circuit

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