Rheotrope

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rheotrope \Rhe"o*trope\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + ??? to turn.]
     (Elec.)
     An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric
     current. [Written also {reotrope}.]
     [1913 Webster]