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Varley loop

[ vahr-lee ]

noun

, Electricity.
  1. a device containing a Wheatstone bridge, for comparing resistances and for locating faults in circuits.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Varley loop1

Named after C. F. Varley (1828–83), English electrical engineer

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