Roget's spiral

noun
Ro·​get's spiral | \ (ˈ)rō¦|zhāz-, ˈräˈ|\

Definition of Roget's spiral

: an open helix of elastic wire that contracts in length when an electric current passes through it and thereby demonstrates the attraction of parallel currents

History and Etymology for Roget's spiral

after Peter M. Roget †1869 English physician

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