Meanings
nounBridgman effect (plural Bridgman effects)
plural Bridgman effects
- natural sciencesA phenomenon that occurs when an electric current passes through an anisotropic crystal.
Origin
Named after American physicist Percy Bridgman (1882–1961).
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