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WHEATSTONE'S BRIDGE

\wˈiːtstə͡ʊnz bɹˈɪd͡ʒ], \wˈiːtstə‍ʊnz bɹˈɪd‍ʒ], \w_ˈiː_t_s_t_əʊ_n_z b_ɹ_ˈɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of WHEATSTONE'S BRIDGE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An apparatus for determining the resistance encountered by a galvanic current by comparing or balancing it with a known resistance. [Ang.-Sax.]
See under bridge.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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