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wheatstone bridge

/ˈwiːtstəʊn brɪdʒ/

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/ˈwiːtstəʊn brɪdʒ/C1formalscientific
  • ruЭлектрическая цепь, используемая для измерения неизвестного электрического сопротивления путем уравновешивания двух плеч мостовой схемы, одно из которых содержит неизвестный компонент.

An electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one of which contains the unknown component.

  1. Electrical circuit for measuring resistanceC2formal

    An electrical circuit used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component.

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    • The Wheatstone bridge is a fundamental tool in electrical engineering for precise resistance measurements.
    • To find the unknown resistor's value, the technician adjusted the variable resistor until the Wheatstone bridge was balanced.
    • The lab experiment involved constructing a Wheatstone bridge to determine the resistivity of a metal wire.