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Webster Dictionary

  1. Rheotropenoun

    an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current

  2. Etymology: [Gr. "rei^n to flow + to turn.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Rheotrope

    A pole changer, current reverser, or commutator, g., such as the commutator of an induction coil. (Obsolete.)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rheotrope in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rheotrope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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