bridge circuit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bridge circuit
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Among the victims of this odd malady is Tom's second wife Ellen, who in his enforced absence has become a star on the tournament bridge circuit.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Station A the ordinary talking set is shown in simplified form, consisting merely of a receiver, transmitter, and hook switch in a single bridge circuit across the line.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster
When the impulse from the central office ceases, the spring 1 resumes its normal position, thus breaking the bridge circuit through the bell at that station.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster
The conversation was made possible by the use of the vacuum tube and the bridge circuit.
From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John
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