Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheatstone's rod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wheat-stone's rod
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of flexible rods whose periods of vibration in two planes at right angles are in some exact ratio to one another. When one end of such a rod is fixed, the free end describes through vibration the corresponding Lissajous figure.

Etymology

Named after English physicist and inventor Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875), who devised them.

Inflected Forms

Wheatstone's rods (plural)

Questions

What does wheatstone's rod mean?: Either of a pair of flexible rods whose periods of vibration in two planes at right angles are in some exact ratio to one another. When one end of such a rod is fixed, the free end describes through vibration the corresponding Lissajous figure.
Where does wheatstone's rod come from?: Named after English physicist and inventor Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875), who devised them.

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