Sir Charles Wheatstone

/sər tʃɑrlz ˌwitˈstoʊn/
/sər tʃɑrlz ˌhwitˈstoʊn/
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Definitions of Sir Charles Wheatstone
  1. noun
    English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875)
    synonyms: Wheatstone
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    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
    physicist
    a scientist trained in physics
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