General Electronics Terms W
wave
Electric
form which travels at the speed of light and
consists of a combined electric and magnetic effect.
waveform Shape of a wave.
wavelength Equal to
waveform velocity divided by frequency.
weber (Wb) Unit of magnetic
flux.
wet cell Secondary cell using a
liquid as an electrolyte.
wheatstone bridge Four arm
bridge circuit used to measure resistance, inductance or
capacitance.
winding
One or more turns of a conductor wound in the form of a
coil.
wire
Group of conductors having a
low resistance to current flow.
wireless
No
wired between two communicating points.
work
amount of energy transferred by a force
watt Unit
of electrical power required to do work at the rate of
one joule per second.
watt-hour Unit of electrical
work
wattmeter
Instrument used to calculate electric power in watts
