RHEOCORD

n's. Re'o-ko2rd. From ptlv, to flow, and \opSrj, a cord. Fr., rheocorde. Ger., R. A simple apparatus for increasing the resistance in an electric circuit. It consists of a wire stretched between two fixed points. Along the wire slides a piece of metal, to which is attached one of the wires of the battery. This instrument is used in modifying the strength of nerve-currents, [K, 35.] [s. 399]