A four-armed alternating current bridge used for measuring inductance in terms of capacitance and resistance, or for measuring capacitance in terms of inductance and resistance.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Bulletin Bureau of Standards (United States).
Definition of Maxwell bridge in US English:
Maxwell bridge
(also Maxwell's bridge)
noun
Physics
A four-armed alternating current bridge used for measuring inductance in terms of capacitance and resistance, or for measuring capacitance in terms of inductance and resistance.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Bulletin Bureau of Standards (United States).