Wheatstone bridge
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noun \ˈhwēt-ˌstōn-, ˈwēt-, chiefly British -stən-\Definition of WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
: an electrical bridge consisting of two branches of a parallel circuit joined by a galvanometer and used for determining the value of an unknown resistance in one of the branches
Origin of WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
Sir Charles Wheatstone
First Known Use: 1872
Wheat·stone bridge
noun \ˌhwēt-ˌstōn-, ˌwēt-, chiefly British -stən-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
: a bridge for measuring electrical resistances that consists of a conductor joining two branches of a circuit
Biographical Note for WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
Wheatstone, Sir Charles (1802–1875), British physicist. Wheatstone was professor of experimental philosophy at King's College, London. He is remembered for his researches in electricity, sound, and light. In 1834 he devised a revolving mirror for an experiment to measure the speed of electricity in a conductor. In 1843 he constructed the Wheatstone bridge and began to popularize its use. He initiated the use of electromagnets in electric generators, and in 1837 he and Sir William Fothergill Cooke patented an early telegraph.
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