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voltmeter-ammeter method

voltmeter-ammeter method

[′vōlt‚mēd·ər ′am‚ēd·ər ‚meth·əd]
(electricity)
A method of measuring resistance in which simultaneous readings of the voltmeter and ammeter are taken, and the unknown resistance is calculated from Ohm's law.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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