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rheotrope
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Webster Dictionary
Rheotropenoun
an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current
Etymology: [Gr. "rei^n to flow + to turn.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rheotrope
rē′ō-trōp, n. an instrument for periodically changing the direction of an electric current.—n. Rheot′rōpism, the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth. [Gr. rhein, to flow, trepein, to turn.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Rheotrope
A pole changer, current reverser, or commutator, g., such as the commutator of an induction coil. (Obsolete.)
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rheotrope in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rheotrope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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