Wheatstone bridge

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Wheat′stone bridge′, [Elect.]
  1. Electricitya circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
Also, Wheat′stone's bridge′. Cf. bridge (def. 9), null method. 
  • named after C. Wheatstone 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Wheatstone bridge / ˈwiːtstən/
  1. a device for determining the value of an unknown resistance by comparison with a known standard resistance
Etymology: 19th Century: named after Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802–75), British physicist and inventor
'Wheatstone bridge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Varley loop - bridge - null - null method

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