rheotrope

English

Alternative forms

• reotrope

Etymology

From rheo- +‎ -trope.

Noun

rheotrope (plural rheotropes)

1. (dated) An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current; synonym of commutator.

Related terms

• rheostat

References

• “rheotrope”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.