a device for determining the value of an unknown resistance by comparison with a known standard resistance
Word origin
C19: named after Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802–75), British physicist and inventor
Wheatstone bridge in American English
(ˈhwitˌstoʊn; ˈwitˌstoʊn; Chiefly British ˈwitstən; ˈhwitstən)
1.
a divided bridge circuit (see bridge1 (sense 11) having four resistances in series, used to find the value of an unknown resistance by comparing it with three known resistances
2.
a device containing such a circuit
Word origin
after Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-75), Eng physicist