Wheatstone bridge

American

Or Wheatstone's bridge

noun

Electricity.

a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.

Wheatstone bridge British

/ ˈwiːtstən /

noun

a device for determining the value of an unknown resistance by comparison with a known standard resistance

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Etymology

Origin of Wheatstone bridge

First recorded in 1870–75; named after C. Wheatstone

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Another null measurement device, for determining resistance, is the Wheatstone bridge.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

The Wheatstone bridge is a null measurement device for calculating resistance by balancing potential drops in a circuit.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Suppose you want to measure resistances in the range from 10.0 Ω to 10.0 kΩ using a Wheatstone bridge that has R2 = 2.000 .

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 21.40 The Wheatstone bridge is used to calculate unknown resistances.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

At Station A there is shown the talking apparatus employing the Wheatstone bridge arrangement.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

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