Wheatstone-bridge
or Wheatstone’s bridge
noun, Electricity.
1.
a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
Wheatstone bridge
/ˈwiːtstən/
noun
1.
a device for determining the value of an unknown resistance by comparison with a known standard resistance
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