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Wheatstone's rod

Wheatstone's rod 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.

Noun

Wheatstone's rod (plural Wheatstone's rods)

  1. (acoustics) 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.

Forms of Wheatstone's rod

pluralWheatstone's rods

Origin of Wheatstone's rod

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

Questions about Wheatstone's rod

What does Wheatstone's rod mean?
Wheatstone's rod means 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.
What part of speech is Wheatstone's rod?
Wheatstone's rod is a noun.
What is the plural of Wheatstone's rod?
The plural of Wheatstone's rod is Wheatstone's rods.

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