Wheatstone bridge

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

Noun

Wheatstone bridge (plural Wheatstone bridges)

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

Wheatstone bridge meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

Wheatstone bridge in Tamil

உவீத்தன்பாலம், வீட்ஸ்ட்டோன் மின்சுற்றுப் பாலம், வீட்ஸ்டோன் சமனச்சுற்று, வீட்ஸ்டோன் சமனி, உவீற்சுதன் பாலம்

Wheatstone bridge in Indonesian

instrument used to measure an unknown electrical resistance: jembatan Wheatstone

Forms of Wheatstone bridge

plural	Wheatstone bridges

Origin of Wheatstone bridge

Named after English physicist and inventor Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875), who improved and popularized the original (1833) invention of Samuel Hunter Christie.

Questions about Wheatstone bridge

What does Wheatstone bridge mean?: Wheatstone bridge means an instrument used to measure an unknown electrical resistance by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit, one leg of which includes the unknown component.
What is Wheatstone bridge in Tamil?: Wheatstone bridge in Tamil is உவீத்தன்பாலம், வீட்ஸ்ட்டோன் மின்சுற்றுப் பாலம், வீட்ஸ்டோன் சமனச்சுற்று. See Wheatstone bridge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Wheatstone bridge?: Wheatstone bridge is a noun.
What is the plural of Wheatstone bridge?: The plural of Wheatstone bridge is Wheatstone bridges.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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