Wheatstone bridge

or Wheatstone's bridge

noun

, Electricity.

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

Wheatstone bridge

/ ˈwiːtstən /

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

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

C19: named after Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802–75), British physicist and inventor

Measurement of resistance: (a) volt-ammeter method, (b) Wheatstone bridge method.

The principle upon which the device operates is that of the Wheatstone bridge.

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

To do this we use an instrument called the Wheatstone bridge.

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