Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rheotome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rheotome
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any instrument that interrupts an electric current.

Example Sentences

"By means of the rheotome, the primary current is broken and closed rapidly, so that the induced current seems almost like a continuous one."

Etymology

From rheo- (“flow, current”) + -tome (“cutter”), literally “flow cutter”.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rheo
Suffix: tome

Inflected Forms

rheotomes (plural)

Questions

What does rheotome mean?: Any instrument that interrupts an electric current.
Where does rheotome come from?: From rheo- (“flow, current”) + -tome (“cutter”), literally “flow cutter”.

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