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Meaning of Wheatstone's rod | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wheatworm Wheddon Whedon Whedonian Whedonite Whedonspeak

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