Kirchhoff's circuit laws

noun

A pair of fundamental natural laws dealing with the relations of currents at a junction and the voltages around a loop.

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Meanings

nounKirchhoff's circuit laws pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlynatural sciencesA pair of fundamental natural laws dealing with the relations of currents at a junction and the voltages around a loop.

Origin

Named after German physicist and mathematician Gustav Kirchhoff (1824–1887).

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Translations

German Kirchhoffsche Gesetze
  • Kirchhoffsche Gesetzepair of laws
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