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What does Wheatstone mean?

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Proper noun
  1. A surname​.
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The Wheatstone bridge is balanced when there is no p.d. between the midpoints of the voltage dividers.
Scales using strain gages that I have observed have used Wheatstone bridges in structures differing from my structure.
The Wheatstone bridge is unsuitable for measuring very small resistances, of a few ohms or less.
A Kelvin Double bridge is a variant of the Wheatstone bridge used for measuring very low resistances.
This lesson describes Wheatstone bridges, megohmmeters, and clamp-on ammeters.
He was advised and helped by his uncle Charles Wheatstone who invented the piece of electrical apparatus known as the Wheatstone bridge.

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