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Kirchhoff's circuit laws

Kirchhoff's circuit laws noun: a pair of fundamental natural laws dealing with the relations of currents at a junction and the voltages around a loop.

Noun

Kirchhoff's circuit laws pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A pair of fundamental natural laws dealing with the relations of currents at a junction and the voltages around a loop.

Origin of Kirchhoff's circuit laws

Named after German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff (1824–1887).

Questions about Kirchhoff's circuit laws

What does Kirchhoff's circuit laws mean?
Kirchhoff's circuit laws means a pair of fundamental natural laws dealing with the relations of currents at a junction and the voltages around a loop.
What part of speech is Kirchhoff's circuit laws?
Kirchhoff's circuit laws is a noun.

Words near Kirchhoff's circuit laws in the dictionary

  1. Kirchers
  2. Kirchgessner
  3. Kirchgessners
  4. Kirchhoefer
  5. Kirchhoff
  6. Kirchhoff's circuit laws
  7. Kirchhoff's current law
  8. Kirchhoff's voltage law
  9. Kirchhoffer
  10. Kirchhoffers
  11. Kirchhoffs

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